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

ThaneRising, How do you know exactly what I do! With the exception of being an emotional boyfriend to a gal, this is pretty much step for step how I am. Seriously reading this has been like reading my own post on this same subject. I am attempting to be more up front with my intentions and going fro...

Hello Data! Now that I have read over this post ten times to make sure I didn't make any spelling or grammatical errors I can proceed to post. If that doesn't sum up why I'm here I don't know what does. I have to do that on posts. I don't want to make an error and look dumb. Not knowing if some &quo...

Not a Doc or a lawyer. I think venting is all you can do right now. I think being pro-active in finding a good lawyer is the right step. I think talking to someone about this in any fashion is good. I struggle with Alcoholism, anxiety and depression. I know what its like to be dealing with the polic...

I am so afraid of having it and getting diagnosed. When I heard the now deleted episode of the pod cast on BPD I flipped out and got so afraid. At the time of hearing it and relating to what was being said in it and looking up the symptoms of BPD I knew that was me. I meet 8 out of 9 of the criteria...

I suffer from these too. I am sober now (almost 3 yrs/ alcohol-weed) and have never felt so sane. But with anxiety I often get overwhelmed with daily tasks or busy weeks and feel as though the world is against me or out to just simply crush me. I used to feel this way a lot of the time. I used to fe...

So after looking up in the DSM I found that I exhibit or have exhibited 8 out of the 9 criteria for getting this diagnosis. I am frightened that if I actually go and get diagnosed that it will negatively affect me. I'm sure that won't be the case but am very sure that it won't help in any matter. I ...