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

I have an interesting/messed-up symptom of anxiety. I feel like I am choking prior to the onset of a panic attack. Steve Agee described a similar problem on the podcast. If you take your thumb and forefinger and press them on the lymph nodes on your neck you'll get an idea of what I am talking about...

Oak, surprised you knew of CR. I liked the guys in the group, but faith in god is something I've never been able to do. I'm envious of those who get it, but I've been in churches my entire life, and it's all a skipping record to me. I've heard it all, and nothing really penetrates my cynical exterio...

Oak, thanks for the reply, I'll address it directly tomorrow. I just wanted to let anyone know that has gotten this far, that stating in a public forum that I hate my mom, who is battling through cancer is not something I take lightly. Quite the opposite. I've beaten the shit out of myself and I rea...

Couple things, I dont want to give the impression that people in their 20's are idiots. *I* was and idiot in my 20's... and early 30's...

Also, if anyone has some good advice for me, or a good book, about anger management. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks again,

~ John (ferrous_hominid)

HELLO! My name's John. First off I want to thank Paul and the rest of you. I dont think I need to tell Paul and everone else here this, but it bears repeating as often as possible: You're all doing wonderful, essential work: Thank you! I can't tell you how much it's helped me... to have a vocabulary...