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

It is good to feel the clouds lift a little. Now I need to focus on getting a job. I feel weird about even walking out my front door. My family thinks Im being lazy, they dont know about my mental illness. I dont know how to tell them Im in the midst of a meltdown, I know I cant control what others ...

No wonder you are overwhelmed with all those things going on. When it rains, it really pours. I've found that to be true for myself and I see it in others' lives. One breath at a time, one step. You are strong enough to have gotten this far. You are strong enough to see the other side of these prob...

Thanks again. Im up and down today. I have other things going on owing taxes on my house, needing and wanting a job ect its really overwhelming. Im having heart palpitations and waves of depression. Im out of xanax and dont want to take it anymore. Yesterday I drank during the day just to make it th...

Thank you both for your replies. I just got over two days of bad panic attacks. I feel better today and hopefully will still feel better tommorrow.

Thanks that helps.

I have severe anxiety and depression for wich I take zanax. The symptoms run,the gammit heart palpitations severe body aches diarea ect. Recently i was driving on xanax and swerved in the other lane was pulled over and charged with dui no alchohol in my system. A little back story im ashamed to admi...