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

I'm happy that people have found it useful and comforting. One of my main motivations for posting it was to prepare myself for being much more open about my past, even some very personal parts of it. I feel that if I can be comfortable in sharing that story more often, and possibly to even be more o...

I apologize for the huge post. I tried to break it up as much as possible. I am a 30 year old man who is looking for a woman to fall in love with, marry (emotionally if not legally), and possibly start a family with. This is all looking pretty normal, so far. Easy to define, and easy for people to u...

I've been listening on and off for about a year now, and it has helped me through some dark personal times, including a lengthy depressive episode. Further, this podcast has recently convinced me that I should start seeing a mental health professional. I haven't contacted anyone yet, but I plan to s...