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

Hi Substanceless Blue, I don't think your post was a long whine at all. It sounded to me like a necessary attempt to release some of the tension and a low-stakes way to connect with others. I hope that learning about others' experiences and writing about your own on this forum can give you some kind...

Thank you for sharing this. I relate to a lot of what you are saying, and I'm impressed with your ability to be so open. Please keep writing! I think it's good for you and for us readers.

I'm relieved that you made it through the night, and I admire your courage in asking for help from the hotline, even if you didn't feel it was particularly effective. I hope you keep seeking from every source you can find. And if there's any way I can help, please let me know. I can't promise any ad...

Livian82, I hear you. Sometimes the system seems to reward the completely wrong people. Unfortunately, we usually just have to put up with it. I hope you give yourself a reward for your hard work, even if your boss or coworkers won't. And boy, do I relate to being worried about making mistakes doing...

I very much relate to this. The perfectionism, the roar of criticism and embarrassment after every little slip (including, if the knot of terror in my stomach as I consider submitting this post is any indication, the wave of shame and frustration that will hit as soon as I submit this and think of a...