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

I still have my 'blankie' after all these years. I run my fingers over it again and again. It is the texture of the thing that does it for me. sometimes when I am nervous out in public in the winter, i can stick my fingers in my jacket pocket and find that same texture there and sooth myself. I am p...

I have had soooo many things wrong with my body lately. I broke out in itchy bumps that my doctor could not even diagnose... blood tests showed nothing, sore throat, sore-to-the-touch lower arms (muscle areas) both eyes are sore (one showed bleeding at my last eye appointment, must get that looked a...

wow, can I ever relate to this! I was raised in an alcoholic home where, if we so much as made a peep or let my parents know we were still alive, it was big trouble. We learned to stay as invisible as we could. My brother managed to do that very well, but I was a multiple victim of my father, sexual...

My longest time is about ten days. When I was 8, my father began spying on me in the shower. He would just walk into the bathroom which was not allowed to have a lock on it, open the shower door, do a very specific whistle, and look at me. It was a truly lousy experience. This went on til I moved ou...

Hey! Welcome! I also wish I could do more to serve others. While I am struggling to heal my own life (which I think one has to do before you can be strong enough to assist others) I just do what I can in small ways. I smile at people. Especially the ones who look miserable and could probably use a s...

I am 50 now. When I stop and think of my life, I am flabbergasted. I have had PTSD for 30 years. Most of that time it has gone untreated. I have struggled with suicidal thoughts constantly during those years. Luckily, last summer, I found a medication that is helping tremendously. It is the differen...