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

My brain shut down, my muscles for keep this going have atrophied

If you could live your life as a writer would you take comfort in isolation? Or would you feel like you were just skirting the issue? Do you wish you could engage in small talk or do you think it's not worth it? Even if there is some kind of connection with someone, keeping in touch is overwhelming,...

My existence is feral, all it really is is the slow wasting of time. Human interaction is supposedly crucial in a persons life, but I can't keep things going with people by shitting out words when there's nothing worth saying.