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

What a lovable person and perfect guest. I could listen to Maggie for hours, with the way she talks. She reminds me of my female therapist. I'm also on Wellbutrin for dysthymic depression since I was 15 (I'm 32), and really identified with Maggie's depression.

I have diagnosed dysthymia and Avoidant Personality Disorder, and am a shut-in, so I feel I can relate to you in some ways. You're doing better than I am. I can't even get myself out of the house and be social, let alone resent being the constant coordinator. So I can't exactly give you advice lol. ...

I'm a guy and that's what I'd do too. Of course I'd try to be nice at first, but I'm a believer in reciprocation, good or bad. I've spent my life trying to be nice and let others have a pass for everything, but society seems to not value this, so I've changed my approach over the years (I'm 30) to d...

I see tailgaters as bullies trying to manipulate me into getting out of their way. When I'm tailgated, I don't give them what they want. If they're really bad, I take my foot off the gas and just let them dick around behind me all they want. Tinted windows have helped my anxiety by having a bubble o...

I've waited long enough for someone else to make a thread about this episode...

I liked this episode and look forward to subsequent mini episodes. I like the idea of a small, specialized episode with an expert talking about a specific issue.

I've also gone almost a week without showering. Eventually, my own body odor starts to annoy me lol. I always shower when I know I'll be around a lot of people, which isn't often since I'm a hermit. I brush, floss, scrape tongue, and use mouthwash once a day before bed so that I don't have to smell ...

One of my favorite episodes. I wouldn't mind having an episode like this a few times a year.