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

Mental Fairy, hi. I’ve been there 3.5 years, with no path up, and AI coming for my job in a few years. (Also, I’m glad your trip is going well!) Friends, I had a necessary talk with my boss. He is a good person who wants the right thing. I’ve escalated this, and gotten it all out to an equally kind ...

[Edit: here is where I wrote more extraneous stuff. The substance of my dilemma follows.] Larger picture, friends, is not about TPS reports, but how we handle unsatisfactory situations that everyone tolerated for too long. I can’t help but think about Mental Fairy and the courage she has to admit th...

Hi friends. It has been several months since I've bookended (a bookend is reaching out to friends before and after taking a difficult step in recovery). This time tomorrow I intend to have a difficult talk with my boss, who is generally a good person and supervisor. [Edit: I wrote a bunch of extrane...

Thanks to Troebia and Mental Fairy Next steps At free event, I was noticed Thanks to Troebia and Mental Fairy Troebia and Mental Fairy, thank you for your posts and encouragement. The engine of my mind is running a little more smoothly than years previously, and I am getting out more (below). Next ...

Mental Fairy, thank you for sharing the lovely photos.

Keep us posted regarding what you learn about your anger.

The answer may come to you in a dream or in a flash of insight.

Hi friends. This summer I face many of the same sorrows I’ve faced my entire adult life: I am lonely, I need to earn more, I need to continue to lose weight and continue my fitness. That’s part of the reason I’ve curtailed posting here: it is much the same story. Except, happily, in the last few mon...

Hello A difficult reality to face Pop culture suggestions Hello Mental Fairy, hello and thank you for sharing. I hope your trip goes well, and I am very glad to hear you are enjoying your work. A difficult reality to face Thank you for the courage to share about your at-the-breaking-point marriage....

Welcome!

I'll look forward to your posts with interest.

Mental Fairy! I am sorry things are so difficult. I am glad you are facing them with courage. If I may, considering that my music recommendations have proven useful, can I recommend two of my favorite movies, if you are looking to pass the time? Station Agent (2003) and Operation Finale (2016). Oste...

Hi friends. Though I promised to take a break of "about a year", here I am three months later. In addition to saying hello to all my favorites, I am here especially to hopefully send encouragement to our good friend Mental Fairy, who is facing a difficult time indeed. Like I mentioned a fe...