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

Hello. I would just like to share the experience that initially gave me PTSD, as well as surrounding events that definitely didn't help it. When I was a sophomore in high school, I went with a DECA group to California to compete for finals. We stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. On one of the last few d...

I have been abused on many counts. First when I was 14 in Disneyland, I was taken advantage of and all of the passers by ignored it. About a year or so after that, I started to date a guy who was abusive and took my virginity by force. When I mentioned the past incident at Disneyland, he called me a...

I love the smell of rain. I love getting new books. I love the days where my eyes are a bright green instead of hazel. I love when my handicapped sister says my name. I love thunderstorms. I love when people compliment or say nice things about me, especially strangers. I love the pain I get in my st...

I'm afraid of my handicapped sister dying. I'm afraid that the inappropriate pictures I sent to past boyfriends will get posted online. I'm afraid of losing the few friends I have. I'm afraid that I'll have too much debt once I graduate college. I'm afraid of being hospitalized if my therapist found...