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

One day at a time. I think of trauma as having your "bubble burst." You have some sort of cherished belief such as "life is supposed to be fair" "only bad things shouldn't happen to good people" or a belief about being bulletproof. Then all of the sudden, something happ...

I agree with Jenny. A combination of therapy and medication is the most efficacious treatment protocol for PTSD. There's a concept that Policeman Andy alluded to and its called "vicarious/secondary trauma" which first responders experience. While these people do not actually witness the tr...

Thanks! It is pretty fascinating. I have a love/hate relationship with it though. I love what I do and making an impact in my community. But I hate the fact that there is a need for my services. Sometimes I wish that my agency just told me "go home. There's no more children who experience traum...

I was wondering what happened to the episode! Anyway, I just finished listening to the episode and I had a couple of remarks. As a therapist, my ears perked up when she called herself a "life coach." If anyone can link me more information on Dr. Peterson, I would be grateful. I was wonderi...

I've heard the same thing as well. I've often thought about sexual orientation in general and its etiology. I have heard a lot of the arguments in terms of nature vs. nurture (I honestly believe it's an interplay between the both). But I am beginning to think the same away with sexual offenders of c...

Hey there, thanks for sharing your story with the forum. I am brand spanking new to this thing. Anyway, one of my friends was talking about in-group discrimination in the GLBT community. He said the heirarchy goes as the initials. Gay men on top, lesbian women second, bisexual people third, and then...

Hey there,I My name is Joshua and I have been listening to this podcast for a few weeks now. I'm a homebased therapist which means that I actually travel to the client's homes to provide services. I spend a lot of time in my car so I am always trying to listen to interesting things and I came across...