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

I am so sorry your therapist didn't work out. I think it makes a lot of sense to hate going over and over, exposing yourself over and over, and never getting reprieve or healing. It probably does do more damage than help. Even admitting it and trying again and looking for a better way to find a ther...

First, thank you for sharing this. Even though it is on an anonymous forum, it is still kind of sacred ground. This kind of pain is never easy to share, even when it doesn't come with all the layers that your story does. It is not only courageous and brave, but also it is compassionate to yourself. ...

Hi Hermitcat, I can really resonate with a lot of your story you have shared. Finding a therapist while not having a lot of money, trying to figure out the cause and effect of events in my life, sexual abuse, and all in the context of a narcissistic family. It really is awful. It takes a lot of cour...

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I enjoy the surveys, but my emotional ability to listen to them can depend on where I am at myself. I think putting them at the end of the podcast is a great idea, keeping an email portion at the beginning. I think leaving some of the more "heavy" emails and surveys at the end allows peopl...

Flo, Your letter is painful to read, but in that pain, it is so wonderful to see you still have a voice in you. It sounds like you are in an uphill battle with your parents. I am so sorry you are in that situation where the people who should be loving and supporting you the most, are the one's negle...