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

This was a really introspective and mature understanding domino. For what it's worth, I completely relate to your feeling of anger and resentment over this privilege that has been so hard to pinpoint. I think that's why I find it do hardtop relate to many of the guests, particularly the previous one...

I just kept thinking if this was a black man, he'd be in jail for life or put to death instantly... And for a lot less. I agree with your in depth analyses, completely unsympathetic and she seems completely disconnected to the people who hurt (and I didn't like how the lifestyle was glamorized, it s...

Hi Lydia-not-really-lydia! Boy do I relate to your life experience with the self harm-depression merry go round. I never got help for either (parents insisted it was something I just needed to get over, I think it mostly came from an increasing anxiety disorder which bothered me more than any of the...

I am glad you put yourself out there and at least got some useful data. If you are only doing this online, and I realize how hard it is to step away from the computer in this effort, but I do suggest beingorr aggressive outside of the online world. Women who aren't attracted to you or are too young ...

I often wonder why this isn't talked about more. Honestly, a big woman with a beautiful booming voice is extremely sexy to me. I don't get turned on by physical attributes to a person (unless I like something else about them that makes me appreciate more). I really enjoy women who sing well and it i...

Well, I did it again. I said something inappropriate. I always mean well but it is never taken the way I want. I see humor and never realize until it's too late. Started writing a joke fanfic pairing. I texted a former work friend who is also awkward and nerdy and I thought would appreciate the humo...

I don't know about that. I think I just unintentionally made someone feel worse and delete herself from the forum?

Really doesn't help. Think I will just back off for a while. Now I feel worse.

But thank you. I hope I don't always make people feel worse.

I, like anyone else, say the wrong things sometimes, usually not intending any ill meaning. I sometimes speak up when I feel someone is being bullied or spoken abusively of (constructive criticism is different) and this can backfire and make me feel like I'm the bad guy infringing on someone's right...

As I read this, what jumped out at me first was how very matter-of-fact you speak of these horribly traumatic experiences. Distant, like you're describing something somewhere far off, something you aren't at all emotionally affected by. It is brave of you to start opening up about these experiences,...

Welcome to the forum ninja panda! I hope you can find the strength to reach out either online or to others in the "t" community near you (perhaps a college campus) for some support. It really does make a difference to know you aren't alone and know the struggles and strategies used by othe...