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

Does anyone else feel like they "need" at least one unhealthy coping mechanism or something of the sort in order to function? For example, for a while I basically isolated myself entirely (except for going to work) and basically hid inside the internet almost 24/7, then when I stopped doin...

I'm 22 and in my sophomore year of university after spending 3.5 years in community college to transfer. I took a year off between CC and university to work. Now that I'm in school again I'm realizing that I can't think. I can't form complex thoughts or understand a lot of what is going on in my cla...

I have no idea where to put this on the boards so I guess I'm putting it here. I'm sort of looking for advice maybe? Or at least someone impartial to help my idiot brain decide what's right. I'm a Tumblr user and to be honest most of my social interactions go on there. Back in October/November, I ac...

Thanks. I'm thinking it might be boredom. I've been in school for most of my life (I'm 22 and spent 4 years at community college) and I've taken a year off before transferring to an actual proper 4 year college. So I'm just working at a grocery store right now and not really doing much else. I'm hop...

Hi there, I'm new here. Right now I'm experiencing some pretty crippling brain fog or inertia. I feel like my mind is a tiny box and complete, complex thoughts can't be formed and simple ones only stay so long. It's like I'm walking around in a mist, and I'm craving mental stimulation but I can't th...