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

Taking that break was so awesome by the way. Parents take your me time! It makes you a better parent. Also wanted to add I'm very grateful my kids have friends. It just gets overwhelming sometimes juggling a boy and a girl and all of their friends and friends' parents.

Just the title made me want to hug you. I'm sorry for the trouble you've had getting good treatment and support. Don't give up.

I'm going to send you a private message too but man the difference between Fridays and Saturdays for me is crazy. The medicine I take gives you a hangover similar to an alcohol binge I guess (from what I remember, it's been decades) and then when you come out of it you feel SO much better because it...

It's Saturday. I actually experience anxiety sometimes before the weekends because I know I'm going to get requests and texts from parents of friends of my kids to get them together for a million and one reasons. I miss the old days a little bit where kids were friends with whoever was in their neig...

Sarah it's beautiful! Thank you for sharing. What a fabulous way to use art as therapy and self-expression. Welcome to the forum.

Thanks for all of what you said. It's my chemo hangover day but I will reply properly when I bounce back. I do it weekly so I'm used to it but I've learned to be quiet since it wipese out! You are right, I need to respect my own feelings, more tomorrow!

We can root for each other!

Hi Sarah, cheesy but...you are not alone, I say cheesy because it's already our title here. I have a history of food issues too. I've never been hospitalized for it but I do believe it has flared my lupus many times and made me bed-ridden through that route so I can understand. I don't even feel lik...

Hi Friend! Oy I just came off two insane weeks of state/federal testing for my kids so please know if I don't show up immediately, I will show up eventually! Story of my life these days. I have a lot of physical challenges with weekly low dose chemo so I live a 7 day life in 5 or 6 days if I'm lucky...

Oh my gosh that brought tears to MY eyes. I know the world isn't perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than it was when I was growing up. I'm so happy your son's friends did that for him. I hope it helps him face the stumbles a little easier. Anxiety breeds perfectionism and it's so difficult to b...

Haha, thumb typing, always a source of humor. That should be online support groups not supper groups.