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

I have a long story, but, I learned a long time ago not to do the whole "poor me" thing but I feel sometimes I need to write it out. I had a beautiful mother. She was stunning but insecure. She lost an eye at a very young age and had a great prosthetic but it was still very hard for her. S...

Adderall is the worst drug I've ever used. This is a huge statement as I have tried cocaine, heroin, crystal meth, speed, exstacy, everything. Nothing can get me as high (or as happy) as Adderall. I have a prescription for it so that makes it even worse. I took 30 20 mg pills in about 4 days (maybe ...

Thanks for writing out your thoughts and feelings. It's cool to see the transition over the years. Hope to hear back from you soon!

Hi there, I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I don't go to AA/NA (never been) but I know a lot of people who have. I think for some people, it's just not "their" thing. There might be other types of groups you could attend - depression, etc. Can you Google some in your area? I wanted to ...

Hey, Sorry you're going through this. I don't have much advice regarding this except I was on Effexor for 5 years. It is a very powerful drug that worked for me but also made me sort of like a drone. As for the weed, I've never mixed the two so I can't say. Effexor NEVER made me manic, energetic or ...

During one of the surveys, Paul mentioned that one person's favourite time of day is when they are going to bed. I can so relate to this. Going to sleep is honestly one of my most fave things to do. I love everything about it.

Thanks for the reply! It's nice to be here. You are so positive - it's a great motivator.

Hello, I'm a long time listener of Paul's show. I hear him talk about the forums a lot so I wanted to check them out and tell my story. I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's as well. I was raised in a very dysfunctional home until I was nine. My mom was bipolar who self medicated with drugs...