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

While going through a positive change in your life, can you experience more anxiety and emotional outbursts? The last few months I've been pushing myself out of my comfort zone; getting a job at a grocery store that involves interacting with a lot of strangers. Along with that I feel so much anxiety...

I have a question for all those out there suffering from anxiety and panic attacks. I started a new job last week at a deli in a grocery store. It's not difficult work, but when I messed something up tears started pooling in my eyes. On my second day I cried in the bathroom during my break. I'm worr...

my eating disorder is slowly killing me, physically and mentally. I've been struggling with bulimia for 4 years now. I can't stand looking at myself in the mirror. i hop on the scale and the number scares me. I'm 5'6", around 117 right now, but as soon as the number goes over 120 i immediately ...

My life is worthless. I'm 26, unemployed, broke, living with my mom in the same shitty town I've grown up in. My depression is out of control, my self hatred is at an all time high, I think about suicide everyday. They say things always get better, but that's pure bullshit. Yeah things get better, f...

How do I get better when I'm too scared and ashamed to admit I have a problem? My bulimia is out of control. I can't stop eating, and the guilt drives me to purge. I don't know if I should tell my psychiatrist. He'll just tell me that I have to tell my family that I have a problem. I'm 26 and I live...

I starting working a McDonalds 2 weeks ago, just trying to save money in order to move to Seattle from Wisconsin. But the stress is getting to be too much. I've already had 2 breakdowns because of angry customers yelling at me. Last night I thought I was going to pass out I was breathling so shallow...

I recently moved back in with my mom. I've been trying to control my depression by branching out, meeting new people or just hanging out in public. Whenever I tell my mom I'm going out she asks where I'm going and why. I understand that she's a mom and worries about me, but I want her to back off. I...

I'm not sure if this will make any sense. My thoughts are very scambled right now so bare with me :? I have a relationship with this guy. I guess you could call it friends with benefits. We first met a year ago, fooled around some. But he stopped contacting so I thought things were over. That's when...

I've been unemployed for 2 months and can not find any work. I want to be an administrative assistant or receptionist, since I've done those jobs in the past. But every time I find something, either I don't have the experience or it's a full time position. My depression and anxiety is my biggest wea...

I had a dream that I tried to kill 3 people with a hammer. I don't remember who they were but there was something familiar about them. I hit them in the head several times. Part of me was angry, part of me was scared. But they didn't die. After I was done they all got up as if I just barely hit them...