YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Hey, strangers! I've been isolating lately. But you figured that out. I start a job Monday. It's a call center. I'm not thrilled, but realistically, it's what I'm qualified to do. It's the kind of job I'm good at, but I also know the culture in most of these companies is shit. The BIG lesson I'm wat...

The trip was wonderful. What an experience! Lots of bonding. So, new wrinkle - I fell and broke my right elbow on Sunday. I am right handed and have motor skill problems with my left side. They just splinted it at the ER, so I am hopeful it won't be anything but waiting for healing. My overwhelming ...

It seems like every time I'm at the computer, I'm sucked into a rabbit hole of online job searches. I've got a couple things brewing, including possibly getting an insurance license and selling supplemental Medicaid plans and life insurance to baby boomers as they turn 65. We'll see. I'm leaving tod...

He never really goes into detail on what happened. They are super amicable. He still goes over to let the dog out daily at her place.

Thyroid problems are no joke. My numbers run in "normal" range now but they didn't when I weighed more. If I ran out of meds for a couple days, it was like someone pulled my battery. That mind-body connection cuts both ways.

It was a great topic! That letter Paul read was crazy-town. As a podcaster myself, I know how much money and time it takes to produce a show. We do it as a hobby mostly, but also because my husband wanted to learn the audio engineering side of things. I wouldn't wish that work on my worst enemy, but...

Welcome Dazed & Confused! I'm sorry you are struggling. Meds can be a struggle. Glad you found our little forum. Honestly, I've thrown everything in the book at my cocktail of problems, including intrusive thoughts. The two things that seem to have made the most difference in changing things for...

Chrissy Hynde is incredible. I could listen to her voice all day.

Thanks for the encouragement, oak. It's killer on my codependency to watch my loved ones struggle, but it works so much better to be a supporter rather than a fixer.

Wow! That V shape is a heck of an accomplishment. It's what makes Captain America look perfect in his spandex. Bravo!

I wrote a thoughtful update yesterday and accidentally deleted it by waiting too long to post and getting logged out. Short version: I've had some anxiety and fear, insomnia and overall emotional fallout this week. Hanging in there, in large part thanks to my support group and in no small part becau...