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

I am miserable at connecting with people. To me, the smallest ounce of connection takes a million times more effort, frankly I am scared of people. People I date grow tired of my inability to reach out. They grow tired of my aloofness and my seeming lack of concern. The fact I never speak up. The fa...

hostess jobs are not "little" jobs. You're standing on your feet all day and providing non stop customer service. .. that's difficult to do! You probably aren't being paid the amount that you are worth but don't let that fact fool you into thinking that you aren't working a very demanding ...

Hi everyone. I am a 26 year old female. I have suffered from depression for my entire life (well, at least since the age of 6) and as I've just found out, also PTSD from growing up in an extremely chaotic/stressful home. I went through a brutal break up when I was 22 ( after a 10 yr relationship) th...