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

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I thought of starting a new thread and not continuing with "like the whole word is against me". I finished five months in my new job. Overall, I think I am doing OK. I didn't receive any negative criticism and I'm given more work and responsibilities. I have some anxiety, which i guess is ...

Had session with our daughters therapist. This is one of the harder things for me. We see in the mirror a lot of our problems, she shows us sometimes the problems and our contribution to them. It's hard for me to think of a solution. At the moment, it look like time is just running and we are only m...

Dear Manny and mental fairy,

You guys are the best!

Hi, I'm resentful towards a coworker in my new job. It's a new resentment. I know myself, sometimes there is a defining moment with someone, where I feel I see their true collors and from that moment on it is hard for me to forgive them, and I feel a constant anger. It's like I flag them. So this ha...

I just read this-
https://www.talkspace.com/blog/when-you-feel-trapped-in-a-shame-spiral-try-this/

and now I feel less alone.

Hi, So I think today was my first bad day, and now I am ruminating about it. It's hard for me to say exactly what happened. Let's just say my boss very kindly and discreetly asked me to stop doing something that was offending others. She was very right to do so and I am happy she did this directly. ...

Many I started listening to the book as an audiobook, and it is spot on.
Thanks

Thank you Both!

Last night was a difficult night for me. I had my first conversation with my boss. New work has been going well so far. I felt that I overshared about issues I had with my last job. After that I started ruminating about how I ruined my image and how stupid that was. Than I came home. My house is clu...