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

Thanks, guys! Your responses really help me calm down and try to see things as they are.

I haven't posted on here in a while but I really need some help/comfort right now. Briefly, I am 32 years old and have been struggling with anxiety/depression for the past 12 years. I made it through a very unhealthy marriage that ended in divorce. Back on my feet again, I found my dream woman. We b...

Joe, your post perfectly describes what I'm going through and have been going through for the past 10 years. It was an incredibly sad day when recently I realized that, like you, my baseline is, at best, mild depression and pervasive anxiety. I don't even remember what "normal" feels like....

Hello Minrenae. How did the support group go? Did you continue to attend? I can relate to what you said about worrying about not being accepted because you are of normal weight. This is exactly how I feel when I go to my depression support group. I have severe depression but I've gotten really good ...

I can definitely relate. I have been struggling with compulsive eating for the last year or so (with a host of other eating disorders). Mine is definitely triggered by my anxiety/depression. I feel like every time I set a boundary or a restraint, I go more crazy with the eating and get worse. I've b...

Thank you, Manuel. I have a difficult time trying to work on things a little bit at a time and really enjoying those small moments of peace. It sounds so cliche but I really have to learn to live in the moment. If things in my life get "okay", my anxious minds fires up and starts looking f...

For the past 10 years, I have been on a roller-coaster of mental afflictions including depression, anxiety, addiction, and eating disorders. This year has been extremely rough on me as my wife went through a trial separation for 3 months. We worked on ourselves during this time and recently moved ba...

Thank you so much for the encouraging words. It really helps!

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Thank you both. I have been seeing a therapist for the past few months for my anxiety/depression. I have never brought my eating issues up. I have no problem opening up about anything else in my life but, for some reason, my eating issues are my secret. My goal is to bring this up at our next sessio...

Thank you, Manuel. Your post lifted me up a bit.