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

I have a very vivid memory of losing a dolphin-shaped helium balloon in a flea market as a child

I'm going through this right now extremely hardcore. I woke up, watched Harry Potter, and then my husband said something normal and I burst into tears. Then later I had to makr a phone call which scared the shit out of me and I burst into tears. And then the hubby mentioned how much I was crying and...

My dad never laid a hand on me till I was 19 years old. He'd called me a dyke (because I cut my hair very short after being molested at 14 years old). He told me that the man who abducted and molested me was laughing behind my back with his friends about everything he got to do to me. While I was in...

Damn, you should be a peptalk expert! I appreciate the encouragement very much. I already repeated that sentence to myself a few times and it felt pretty good. Did your MIL ever pressure you about babies?

I too had a hard time stomaching the death of the bird.

If I may offer this observation: it was really brave of her to share that.

And that's all I've got. Lol

So, I have two sister in laws. One has a 2 year old boy and the other is 4 months pregnant with a baby girl. I'm happy for my sister-in-laws, and I think they both make great moms. The problem is that my mother in law keeps hoping that I'll give her a grandbaby, and I JUST DON'T WANT TO. I can't say...

Thanks y'all

Hi dude. Welcome and thanks for commenting on my post too. How's Nebraska treatin' ya? What's the music scene like there? I'm from Kentucky.

Hi! I'm Panda. That's my nickname, anyway. I'm 29 years old. I married my husband 2.5 years ago. He and I met in the music scene. I had organized a benefit rock show to raise money for a local animal shelter and I booked his band as my headliner. I knew he was the one when my dog - my shy rescue who...