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

Hi Amanda! I think it's possible that anxiety plays a role in your feelings. I'm no expert, but I have been diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and I have quite a few ... anxiety related triggers you might call them. I could go into details if it would help but I want to keep the thread about you and no...

Wow Laces that is quite the story. You must be an amazingly strong woman to have been through so much and still be able to have a positive outlook about the future. "In a weird way I've found some gratitude for my crazy" - this is kind of inspirational to me. I find it true that when you'v...

Hi Bri, I can totally relate to parts of your story. I had a rocky childhood sort of devoid of any emotional connection - even with my parents and sisters. As a result, I grew a thick "armor" of sorts and had difficulty letting people in. When I finally let my guard down a little and actua...

Thanks Bri.

Yeah I too reached a point where alcohol became less effective as a social lubricant. Kind of a rude awakening.

Ha! That exhumed skeleton story is pretty funny Chimney.

Hi Danimal. I don't know your whole situation and I don't want to make presumptions, but I also had anxiety strike me suddenly at a time when my defenses were very low and the feelings lingered for months. I found therapy to be extremely helpful. Talking the situation(s) out with a neutral person wh...

Thank you Manuel Moe

I can definitely relate to that dream and that general experience.

I've had this happen. At times, I'll put off reading a particular e-mail because I'm afraid of what it might contain. Sometimes for days, which results in quantifiable consequences from the delay. Frustrating, but even when I recognize it, hard to change it.

Hi friends! Listened to the show for a while now, but finally decided to take the plunge and sign up for the forums. Coming from a very conservative household in the midwest, I always thought of mental health issues as sort of an obscure problem that only applied to a few, and maybe sort of "ne...