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

That pretty much hit the nail right on the head!

There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
And if you go no one may follow,
That path is for your steps alone.

Grateful Dead

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I'm glad DepressedKiwi, You deserve some peace! I know how you feel about admitting things for the first time. When these things are flying around in my mind they become absolutely huge. Once I verbalize them, they are exposed to the light and there they are. Just sitting there right there in front ...

Hi Depressedkiwi, I'm not a doctor but I think your first hypothesis is probably correct. Depression (or the tendency toward depression) is hereditary. My mother was depressed. One of the things that we depressed folks do is find things to beat ourselves up about. I think that's what you're doing wi...

I'm always wary when I find myself envious of another's happiness (or anything for that matter). What a person projects to the world is often very different from their reality. I'm one of "those" people. Most people think I've never had a bad day in my life. Always up and quick with a joke...

Hi Everyone. Here's my list: Some of these songs are obvious while some just generate those feelings. Brain Damage - Pink Floyd Paranoia in B Flat Major - The Avett Brothers It Makes No Difference - The Band Seeing Things for The First Time - Black Crowes Miles From Nowhere - Cat Stevens Trouble - C...