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

Thank you IP. It ended a shortly after I posted this, and I've just been, I dunno, trying to recover. I think a lot of what you said, IP, is true, but I don't think I really unloaded anything on him at all, there was not a single emotional meltdown. I have this great therapist who I've been working ...

My boyfriend told me I'm too negative and he can't deal with it. What do I do? This is a new relationship, ~2 months. I had my heart broken for a long time but I finally met someone online dating and it was really really great for about 1 month, and then it started being tense. He just seems annoyed...

the way they diagnose this sure is strange. I was diagnosed by a new doctor with BPD and felt pretty bad about it. Then I went to my old therapist who I'd seen for 5 years but he'd never offered any official diagnosis. So I asked him, do YOU think I have BPD? He said, 'sure, you have some qualities ...

hopefully this feeling passed for you! ...i'm painfully aware of my bad eating patterns right now. luckily, or unluckily, idfk, when i get stressed or sad or overwhelmed or [insert any other emotion], i have the opposite reaction than most people, I don't eat. Particularly when stressed, i restrict ...

thank you guys, you know I really appreciate the response. I moved recently and I haven't gotten settled with any new doctors yet, I suppose that's an actionable thing that I desperately need.. huh.. but of course, like any reasonable experienced person, I have a strong aversion to doctors. So every...

I hate the phrase "Threatening to Commit Suicide" It really does stop me from asking for help. how could I tell my family, my only support system, that I feel suicidal without sounding like I'm holding them all hostage. anything i could think of to say seems selfish, and it seems like whin...