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

Hi all, I am starting week 2 of disability leave from work, after a couple of months of struggling with ... I guess I have to call it anxiety/panic. I got more and more stressed as each email came in and had a hard time sitting at my desk (in a busy area) because I couldn't deal with people walking ...

I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet Kittyman. Even though pets are "just" animals, they allow us to be ourselves in ways that we sometimes can't with other humans. They love us as unconditionally as we do them. They snuggle with us when we are sad or sick, and the next day demonstrate...

...you are supposed to think of your mind as a hallway with doors on either end, and if those negative thoughts walk in the door, just let them be. Don't try to keep them out, don't grab onto them, just let them walk in, walk down the hallway and walk back out. That's very helpful. I'll have to try...

Hi all... I'm really struggling now with unwanted thoughts. My brain is constantly telling me that I'm a really bad person and that I should kill myself. Or that cutting myself is a really good idea, even though I don't want to kill myself. I'm sure you all understand how aggravating this is while t...

Hi all, I left work work today after having a meltdown. My psychiatrist suggested that I go home, and that's unusual for him (see my post http://mentalpod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=8077 ). Because of what's going on he said I should take off as much time as I need and not go back to work un...

Thanks duck1, that does help to feel that I'm not alone.

I had to leave work today because I "went limbic" while IM-ing with someone who pisses me off. When I say I went limbic, I mean that I got so angry that I couldn't see for a few seconds. My psychiatrist tells me that that is what happens when our limbic system overwhelms our ability to rea...