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

Hi, I was really looking for some input about my "problem", so I am posting it here as well as in my diary. Hope someone can relate and shed some light. I have a feeling that I am not seeing a big part of the picture. So here goses: How do i explain when the day comes to my baby (3 years a...

thanks, manuel_moe_g, you are very sweet!

So a couple of things. How do i explain when the day comes to my baby (3 years and 9 months) that I don't want anymore children. There are so many reasons and they all make me look so vaulenerable? Will the answers make her think that I didn't want her? I am overwhelemed by parenting (washing bottle...

a double blow. I cried today a short week cry after I hadn't cried for years. There is a lady at my work who is retiring. She is very talkative and I wasn't always patient. But I do like her and I tried to be polite and respectful. Today was the the day before he last day. she pointed out to me some...

It was the last day at work before 9 days of vacation. YIKES! I like routine so much, and scared so much of the change and being a full time mom (that is - mom all day). Really scared that I will lose my patience, and end up letting her watch too much tv instead of really doing fun stuff. I did some...

Super sad. Try washing dishes and waves of sadness come over. Lots of rejections. There are some ladies that I really want them to be my friends. I want them to be immidately my friend. I want 3 years of a deep relatinship with them. I want them to be my best friends and have interesting and meaning...

Hi Ziggy,

I wish I had your maturity and ability to insight at your age! I am 35.

hugs

I would love it if you could open a forum to discuss workplace problems. I would like to discuss there problems I face and faced in the past and receive advice on how to handle my self in an environment where you need to be self controlled, strong and competent. Some issues would be : * how to deal ...

Hi Guys,

My doctor found a 1.5 cm Hemorrhoid, it doesn't hurt and not really uncomfortable.

Still, my doctor gave me a week of to take care of my but (baths, cream, etc.).

i'm so clueless, what do I say at work? they may think I was very sick... what do I do if they ask what was wrong with me?

I'm so fat. And I just want to eat and eat and eat. I'm so tired and I have so much to do (need to take my daughter from preschool soon, dad's coming for dinner, laundry, laundry, laundry). I'm dealing with "breaking up" with a new fried of mine. I feel subtle hints that she just doesn't w...