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

Hi, thank you for your comment. I'm also a part of a forum about narcissistic mothers specifically and one of the threads is about going no contact and it seems to be the concensis that you have to cut off the enabling father as well. I'm not sure, I like my dad and he's absolutely a victim and for ...

When I decided to cut off my sister it was after spending a week alone with her in another state. She completely idolizes my mom, who would use her as her emotional support when she was a kid. This, instead of resulting in my sister resenting my mom, resulted in her thinking my mom can do no wrong a...

So, I just realized that when I say my mother is a narcissist that she likely has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I learned partly from this site and others that I am the scapegoat child, my younger sister is the golden child, and my mom fits type 2, 4, 6, 10, 22, and 43 of the narcissistic types...

Hi everyone! I haven't been on the forum in a while, but I've been staying with my parents for a few months and playing my ukulele a lot so this has combined to let me write a song about my narcissist mother! I posted it on my Patreon page, so no pressure, but that's the link I'm using here. Patreon...

Hi everyone! I haven't been on the forum in a while, but I've been staying with my parents for a few months and playing my ukulele a lot so this has combined to let me write a song about my narcissist mother! I posted it on my Patreon page, so no pressure, but that's the link I'm using here. Patreon...

A lot of people are on Lamictal! That's the first med they ever tried on me and it gave me the rash. Has anyone tried Lexapro? I know they don't recommend SSRIs for bipolar, but I'm already on Abilify, clonazopam, and Adderall and my depression is coming back.

I'm going through this, too. My psychiatrist was acting as me therapist and in order to decrease her load she gave some of her therapy clients to others in the organization. I still see her for my meds, I only saw her as my therapist for 6 months, and I totally understand where she's coming from, bu...

Hi CosM129, Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I was feeling a lot better for a while, and so I wasn't on the forum. I even started writing a book... I like to think that it was because I was feeling motivated but it could have been some hypomania because I have since lost interest in it. Though, I have b...

I am so sorry you have had to do this. The only times I've instantly felt the intensity of the loss of a loved one was when my dogs passed away. Losing a companion like a dog is difficult on so many levels, and I don't think we allow ourselves to grieve as much as we need to. Let yourself cry and be...

Hi fifthsonata, thank you for your reply! Yes, I've talked to her a lot, but I don't know if she really understands what I'm dealing with here. It's part of the reason I'm changing therapists. I'm just afraid I will be in each job for a year or less and never be happy in any job and that I should ju...