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

That I can do thank you Mental Fairy!

Thank you oak, your words went straight to my heart. Viktor Frankl…great suggestion. The human spirit is strong. I have to remember none of this is my daughters fault, she did not choose to be like this…I still just want to shake her sometimes—she is beautiful, smart, creative, has everything going ...

Today has been hard. I thought the day started out good, but then my daughter started acting a bit weird, then projectile vomits, and admits she took some kind of thc gummy she bought online, she also bought vapes. It’s crazy and awful that kids can just buy this stuff online—no ID needed. How do yo...

Thank you Oak! All great advice. I appreciate it—I hope she makes it too. I have been worried how she might react to not making it—good call out to look ahead and keep building skills.

Hi—this is my first post. My child (age 11) attempted suicide twice this year and has been to inpatient 3x. Things get better, then seem worse again. She has self harmed her arm so many times—there are open wounds on top of scars (sorry to be graphic). She also became addicted to vapes—the store in ...

Thank you both—I listened to Mrs. Hammonds story—I forced myself to listen to every word, knowing it could be me, praying it will not…I will check out the facebook page for sure. The struggle with getting quality and timely treatment for your child is REAL, especially with commercial insurance which...

Thank you, I appreciate your kindness~so glad I found my way here!

Hello! I’m new here~nice to meet you all! I recently discovered the podcast and had the feeling I was MEANT to hear it, if you believe in that. I’ve been feeling lost for pretty much my whole life, and although things look pretty good from the outside…inside I am dying. My 11yo daughter has attempte...