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

I feel like i have this to some extent. When it comes to interacting with strangers, i have no problem. But when someone becomes important to me, that's when i start to lose my shit. I start thinking that person hates me and i point to any little piece of evidence there may be to reassure that yes, ...

I'm so sorry! That sounds brutal. Personally, i think of my dreams as a huge part of my life, so hearing that yours practically haunt and deceive you sounds absolutely terrifying. I hope you can get help and let out those feelings about your whole situation somehow! Much love

I set a goal for myself recently just to start loving myself more. It was going great at first. I was telling myself in my head that i do love myself and avoiding the usual thoughts of thinking im conceited or whatever for thinking that. But after a couple days and a lack of sleep, i keep having mom...

I can DEFINITELY relate. Even though i know, as manuel already said, that human suffering is not a competition. But i can't help from feeling that I'm unworthy in some way when other people have been through so much worse. I love hearing those stories and to feel for them, but yeah, constantly quest...

Welcome! Glad you found this podcast and hope you can find healing and support. That sounds like a really difficult situation to be in. I wish you all the best!

Hi everyone! I'm a huge fan of this podcast and have been wanting to join the forums for a while now, so i guess i finally have. I can already tell you it's taken me WAY longer than necessary just to write those two sentences...and this one, though i'm steadily picking up pace. Talking to people is ...