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

Agreed! Clinical depression sucks ass! People who think it's not biologic are idiots. They just can't relate because they don't have the same problem. Brain science needs to hurry the f up and come up with better diagnostic tools and methods to treat. Notice I didn't say better medications. The fina...

I enjoyed the interview. It was a great story about his battle with addiction. It was funny and relaxing at times when making fun of the pain. What frustrated me some of the shame and secrets. It is good that it is at the end of the show. "I have XYZ but haven't been diagnosed with XYZ." I...

You can figure out if you're bipolar or depressed based on your rejection sensitivity. Please read and research. http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131203/Rejection-sensitivity-differentiates-unipolar-bipolar-depression.aspx "The team found that rejection sensitivity was common in patients with...

You should like a normal guy in their 20s who hasn't found the right girl yet. Focus on your career and making money and everything else will fall into place. Women love guys that are passionate about what they do for a living even if it's flipping burgers. Hang in there. It gets better.

Here's my lame suggestion: Get 2 - 2500+ lumens light bulbs from your local hardware store. They are about $12 each and sit next to them throughout the day.

DeCreate,

My guess is girls deal with stress better than boys but it probably more has to do with how hormones work in girls versus boys.

It least now your family doctor will simply know what's going on right away without second guessing. Depression detectable in the blood: Platelet serotonin transporter function http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140429105015.htm "The possibility of using a blood test to detect depress...

Can you please try taking fish oil and tell us if it works for you or not? Thanks http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/471670/Could-fish-oils-help-children-with-ADHD "Six months ago Helen also started giving George the product Equazen, a blend of omega-3 and omega-6 oils used in the new s...

Just found this article:
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/hea ... -with-ADHD

Fish oil helps. I'm a BIG believer in fish oil for multiple reasons. It's found to work for more than just ADHD.

One step closer to quickly and easily determining if someone really has ADD. "A study, carried out on mice, has just confirmed the neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder (ADD), a syndrome whose causes are poorly understood. Researchers from CNRS, the University of Strasbourg and I...