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

On a board such as this, where people are sensitive, I don't think anyone should be shamed for expressing whatever is on their minds and hearts. Bron was giving his honest opinion of the podcast and the views expressed by the guest in it. That is impersonal.

I think it'd be great to have her back again. She is very funny. I want to get the book, "I, Fatty" and walk around with it. :lol: (I'm a fan of Fatty Arbuckle too, so yes, I would really read it.) That low-key intimacy with comedy is what I love about this podcast. I love just having a cu...

October 10, 2014 is the second anniversary of the passing of the bullied Canadian teen Amanda Todd. http://www.amandatoddlegacy.org In my opinion, bullying pushed her over the edge, but I have read her mom's postings over the past couple years and this girl was clearly suffering from depression that...

I am not a fan of the live atmosphere for this kind of podcast. I love when they joke on the podcast but its more intimate, between friends. Maybe I would feel differently if I were actually there. But I felt like when the audience laughed at her words, Laura felt the need to ham it up a bit...and i...

I haven't been in therapy for a while but what is wrong with just not scheduling another appointment? "Say, I am not sure when I can schedule my next appointment, since work is no longer paying for it... I will get my finances together and call YOU. Thank you for everything (Warm handshake).&qu...

First of all, because I can't afford it. But even if I could, I think I would still be against it. This is absolutely no offense or judgment of people who use them, by the way. If that is the way for you, and you swear by it, then I applaud you and cheer you on. If you did a commercial for your anti...

It is tomorrow, and it is for mental illness. No registration fee, and I had no plans. I saw the flyer earlier at a gas station. Really wish I would have learned of it sooner. It is a walk to "help end the stigma of mental illness." It is a cause that is becoming close to my heart, because...

Episode 9 to be exact. They were talking about how Paul used to be difficult on the set of "Dinner and A Movie" and how years later after Paul started working on himself, he realized how she never held his behavior against him and how that caused him to feel empathy and warm feelings towar...

When you get to the point when you are really going to do it though, you're so deep into the sadness that it just makes sense. Your desire for relief is so bad and your belief that the whole world and everyone in w it would be better off is so strong, that you can't see anything else. The darkness y...

My mother seems to be threatened whenever I feel empowered or optimistic for my future. I tell myself she is just a realist. And that is true, she is. But it is a pattern. If I am excited about an idea I have to improve my life or move ahead in life, she finds a way to burst my bubble. She plants fe...