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

Interesting that others here transferred it to other rhythmic/soothing habits like smoking cigarettes and nail biting. I associate it with feelings of insecurity and being an unwanted child. I 99.9% gave it up when starting CPAP treatment for sleep apnea. I feel the rhythm of my own breathing and fi...

Glad you are here, RationalMuse,

Even though I'm retired, I'd be interested in discussions of workplace bullying. Oh, yes, and humor should permeate all aspects of our lives.

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I loved this one!! Will listen to it again. Truth was I was reluctant to start it because I thought maybe depression would not be mentioned. Wonderful intro, it really covered the way it went for me this week. Somehow at about 12:01 am Dec. 26 I came out of it. Yes, there is hope and help out there.

Thanks for your nice replies. I will be following both of your posts. There's something special about meeting people the first day!

For me December is the most manic-depressive time of year which is just another way of saying what OP said, "December is that special time of year that brings either great joy or sadness". Thank you for starting this thread. I alternately go all over the city to photograph decorations and ...

Hi, my fake name is Johanna, it was my great grandmother's name. She apparently was unhappy and almost jumped into the river holding my grandmother but stopped herself feeling it would be unfair to her baby. I'm 66 yo which seems much older that average here. I enjoy the podcasts, especially the swe...