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

So long as they're not concerned that you'll act upon the feeling (make that very clear), they won't send you to a hospital or anything. I've discussed with my therapist that kind of thing in the past. Hell, I even attempted and wasn't sent to the hospital because I made it apparent that I wasn't go...

Hello! I've been a recent listener to the podcast and just wanted to stop in and say hi and introduce myself. My name is Rose, I'm 20 years old. I suffer from controlled BPD traits, depression, and assumed PTSD. I'm in therapy and on certain medications to help maintain my mental health. I have a lo...

For years, since I was 11 years old, I dealt with body issues from anorexia to bulimia to over-exercising. A lot of this came from being a dancer and being expected to be small. There were times when I would go weeks on end without eating. I would look at myself in the mirror and say- wow I am disgu...