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

I found out about it two weeks ago, and it has been a beautiful addition to my life.
The length of time I have left to live can seem really daunting in a "I need to get on top of my shit now" type of way.
Thank you!
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How do y'all have the conversation about the difference between feeling suicidal and having a plan with people who have never experienced that level of depression? I am feeling nervous about starting that conversation with someone who is relatively even the majority of the time. Mostly, I hope they ...

I distract myself, and because I often do super melodramatic things like listen to The Smiths for hours and realize how silly I look and laugh at myself. Something I do when I am not low is I make lists of things that I enjoy when I am in an even place. Biking, for me, helps. Painting, walking until...

Hi. I was diagnosed with bipolar and PTSD a good minute ago. I grew up with a sibling in an out of mental hospitals. She would threaten to kill me and sometimes attempted when I was a child. My father sexually abused me for two years as a child. I spent my childhood poor and drifting. I spoke Cajun ...