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

hey lilac, ive had the same problem, i understand how u feel. my counsellor was an intern so she was only their for a few months. it sucks when you are use to someone and now you have to switch. i have had to switch therapists many times, and i would feel anxious and i would miss them... but over ti...

Thanks Kitkat

I have been seeing my school counselor. I started seeing (about a month ago) a different counselor at this other place. I have only seen here twice, i was suppose to see her recently but she cancelled. I have been trying to get a hold of her but she hasn't called me back. I'm trying to look into ano...

I feel like a bad person; I'm so ashamed of who I am. I'm always trying to be like other people, i have no idea what my true self is. I feel like I'm losing control of my life and I'm so afraid of the world, i feel really alone and isolated. i cant function normally in society. I want to connect wit...

Thanks Bartimus P

1. I'm afraid I will never amount to anything. 2. I'm afraid that I will never move out of my parent house and be able to live independently. 3. I'm afraid of heights. 4. I'm afraid that I will always feel incompetent. 5. I'm afraid that I will not find a purpose in life. 6. I'm afraid that I will n...

Thanks oak
Hopefully, I can connect with people here. I was having shitty day yesterday so that really influenced what I wrote.

Hi, I am not sure where to begin. I had a shitty childhood ( I could write an essay on that). I grew up in a abusive and chaotic household. I find it hard to talk about it because there are things I have suppressed; it feels like it almost didn't happen. at 20 I feel like a failure. I feel like I'm ...