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

Moe & BCZF-- Thank you for all of the resources. I've looked into a few of them. Weary- I sometimes get keyed up when I'm having a panic attack but still, attempting to sleep seems to be my best strategy. And as for timing, the majority of my attacks do happen on the weekends. I think it's havin...

I think mornings are the worst for me. I can't pull myself to get out of bed and when I do the stress of facing the day nearly stops me. Sometimes it does stop me. Almost every weekend it stops me. Morning means that there are at least 12 long long hours between me and bed. Bed is safe even when I c...

I woke up again this morning with that heart-racing, mind-scattering, panic coursing through my veins yet again. About two months ago I stopped going to my pysch doctor because he told me that he didn't think my panic attacks were real and that I was basically just drug-seeking. As a result of this ...

Oak, I firmly believe that bathroom water is colder. And as for what I do to comfort myself when I feel bouts of anxiety, I write down all of the things that are eating at me. Sometimes if that doesn't work I will sleep. If sleep isn't an option, I spend a couple of minutes with my head down and jus...

I turned 30 this year and it seems like the anxiety is worse than ever. My doctor diagnosed me with depression and anxiety--- I suspect that the anxiety is accurate but the depression doesn't seem to fit. I am low now but I wasn't always--- For years I was on top of the world... I suspect that I hav...