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

Wow. You took on yourself such a challenge! You get the mother of the year award from me :) you're children must appriciate it greatly, even if they don't show it. I too am a mom, but of a "normal" almost 3 year old. But I can identify with the burnout, seemingly such simple stuff like get...

loved it, thanks.

Thanks guys! You helped me a lot :D I guess it's this stage of building a carreer and raising our almost 3 year old. The whining, demands, and tantrums are very stressful. but I think the number one for me is lack of sleep, not much, but just maybe even 45 minutes a day would make a difference, and ...

I really want to write in lenght, but I will have to outline. * my boss made a comment about my work that made me feel really bad, it is just before the weekend and it is always hard for me, because I just want to come back the next day and make a good impression. * everything is so intense, task af...

Hi Weary, here are my thoughts. you seem to feel overwhelemed and very hard on yourself. * you have gone a long way in your career, you are not incompetent. I have heard that academy is a very stressful and competetive environment. Give yourself a break, if it won't work out, or if you choose not to...

The world is so tough. That is how I feel. No one will give you a break no where. I came back from a meeting in the new kindergarden my child is going to. All the structure and excellence of the place, highlighted how imperfect and lacking my parenting is! I really felt horrible sitting there with a...

i like that idea.

I feel for you.

Try to be less hard on yourself, you are a person who need help.

transition between work and home (4 pm to 5 pm).

Thanks Weary.

I had the paper printed today, going to hand it in next week.

I took a week off for writing it (sort of) it was sort of an agreement with my husband.

Whenever I felt that what I am writing is mediocre, I said - f*** it, I gave up on being a scholar... It doesn't have to be supreb.