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

I'm at a great time in my life right now and I feel really optimistic. However, on a daily basis I find it really hard to become an enthusiast for myself, to get excited about the oppurtunities I have. Through some devilish trickery of the mind, I always manage to get down on myself at some point in...

Bullying is the most awful thing I've ever dealt with in my life, but I don't even think I got it that bad. In school, the typical namecalling went around, mostly directed at my clothes by kids who found fashion to be the only object in a place where, I don't know..maybe we should be focused on LEAR...

okay, chel. Got it. Very interesting name, haven't heard it before. Did your parents make it up? Be thankful your name isn't lester, creepiest name on earth for a guy with how easily it can become mo-lester.

I've broken a lot of chairs. Last week I was walking with my friends and we came upon an obstacle course, one of them was a pole you had to climb and ring the bell at the top. All 3 of them nearly made it, but I couldn't even lift myself up more than one pull. It was embarassing having one of my dee...

This morning I started out the day with my jolly mantra of "I want to kill myself." I always know I'm in trouble when I say it out loud, it's usually because of some self defeating thought I have bumping around in my head. I cringe when I think of someone overhearing me say that out loud, ...

Hey Alarmist! Fellow INFP here...I think the Mario Bamford episode is my favorite too! She was really good at making light of her situation...always funny. I need to see her new special! She might be one of the first comics I've seen who was open about mental illness, love her! Anyways, good to meet...

I haven't weighed this much in my entire life. I'm at least 30 lbs overweight..it doesn't really bother me until I see how I look in the mirror with my favorite clothes on, makes me think I need a whole new wardrobe! The reason I've put on weight is simple: Lack of exercise. It's getting into the ha...

Hey Chelsea! ( I'm assuming that's your name ) Thanks for the warm welcome. I've been having trouble making a connection with anyone over the internet lately so I really appreciate your reply. I can't say that I'm very familiar with the mental illness forum but it looks like you've been a member for...

Hey, how's everyone doing? I'm a 24 year old who just discovered the mental illness happy hour a few weeks back and it quickly became my favorite podcast! I love its blunt and brutal honesty, a lot of these comedy podcasts I listen to are about one upping eachother with jokes or who can be more offe...