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

These threads do tend to move at a glacial pace… I think you’ve got something with the narcissism.. And if you’re even looking into it, there’s no doubt hope you can get a handle on it. What I’ve seen/ learned about NPD is they’re often quite successful, but at the expense of those closest to them. ...

I was the oldest of 4, our mother was antisocial and easily annoyed to the point we kids weren’t even allowed to laugh. When I hit school - forget the school work - I was in a social playground! Also, having been so isolated as a kid, in the years of mumps, measles, chicken pox… we’d never been expo...

Hi cookiemonster , has your mother been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD)? If so, there are support sites for people like you. Often times, especially as they age, people with BPD (most often female) show increasing signs of hypochondriac behavior, or seeking attention through con...

Was this to hurt you, or a sloppy attempt at pointing something out that might help you? Did they lash out in frustration, wanting, but not knowing how to help? Or are they such an evil and angry person they only want to hurt you? Humans seem to feel a good offence is the best defense, as in - it’s ...

Are there anyone in your lives you feel you can trust totally? If so, is it possible to describe your feelings to them, then follow their advice, whether it feels right or not? After following their advice, hopefully ignoring your inner turmoil, reassess the situation. If they were right, and things...

Obviously this thread’s gotten cold, but as I’ve read many of the posts on narcissism here, I hope folks also realize it’s often a co-morbid or closely related trait of Borderline Personality Disorder. Narcissism is often noticed in men with BPD, whereas ‘Histrionic PD’ is usually associated with wo...

Hey QuirkyB … it’s weird (like Paul :-)) how I appeared to make my response to you all about me! But I think we’re all trying to share our dysfunctions and find something to relate to or empathise with... As far as beating yourself up some - be careful! I took off driving recently and was so angry ...

faariwasi (hope I got that right ;)), have you looked into the symptoms of borderline personality disorder..? Cutting often occurs in the younger years and difficulties with relationships usually follow. I’ve noticed that those with bpd have a difficult time trusting their spouses, spouses who love ...

Thanks for the welcomes :P I sometimes wonder if there’s something wrong with me in that I seem to enjoy knowing I’m away from the action, including stuff like Valentines Day , which I honestly didn’t know was happening till posting… It’s like I want whatever happens to be real, not fake or contrive...

I feel as though I’m trapped in a giant lid-less tin can ...who’s convexed walls wrap around to the same place… I can’t scratch or dig out ...but am unwilling to make an effort to jump up, grab the damn edge - and pull myself out. Worse - if offered ‘a hand,’ I’ll politely say, ‘no thanks.’ And most...