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

I really enjoy the surveys because other people's responses are what really make me feel not alone. I like it best when Paul has found a couple of surveys by different people, with relate issues that compliment the topic or issue or helps to reenforce that people from sometimes very different walks ...

I love dumping all my worries onto paper - digital hasn't been having the same impact for some reason. I first just spew the list out, prioritize things, identify which things or jobs are dependent on other people (somewhat out of my control), short term versus long term. I always put things that we...

I love when Craig Ferguson does his awkward silences on the Late Late Show. Silences in the show, for me mean there is honest thinking and considering going with the guest and/or Paul. I know I talk too much and don't let the silences exist in a conversation sit and ferment. That is why I like writi...

I have done mediation before and found the idea of emptying my mind the opposite of relaxing. I've tried the technique where you imagine concerns filling up balloons and watching them float away. My brain is more like a lazy Susan cupboard - put things away in containers and spin the shelves until t...

I am not even done the entire episode, but I absolutely love listening to how well Emily and Paul talk and relate in this episode. I have heard the guys on the Nerdist podcast gush about how great Emily is and now I know why. I love now effective Twitter has been connecting podcasters and guests tha...

Great idea! When we were young, every year we would get out the glitter, construction paper and glue to make Christmas cards for aunts, uncles and grandparents. My Mom has 5 brothers and a sister and my Dad two of each, so this was a weekend project every year. I don't remember how old I was, about ...

Coping with my pre-teen daughter going all PMS, while I am off work on stress leave and burnout from workplace harassment for months that led up to me taking leave is something I didn't expect would be SO HARD. Trying to teach a 12 year old how to cope with rapidly changing emotions, junior high ang...

Parenting in and of itself sometimes feels like a prolonged mental illness all on its own! I have two daughters, 9 & 12. They have never had a mother that wasn't on anti-depressants. Mommy has her "happy pills" in the morning to keep her brain working. As the girls get older they learn...

Man can I relate! I realized that I need to make sure the next time my in-laws invite my family for a family dinner on the weekend to their place that I need to make myself go because I have stayed home by myself and let my husband and kids go without me for almost all the dinners there in the past ...

I was just trying to come to terms with this after talking with my 12 year old daughter. I can rationalize and provide her with comparatively great advice that hopefully steers her away from perfectionism without abandoning goals altogether, dealing with body image and mood swings. My biggest pet pe...