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

I like that idea. Anyone else in?

I recently made up an online dating profile, and the whole experience feels inauthentic: the search, the profiles, probably even my own profile (mostly by omission). I do not like to include information that is very personal, not even out of fear of judgment by people I do not know, but rather safet...

Thanks:) I hope I do get to meet some of you in real life. I hope he comes back to NYC soon!

What are everyone's thoughts on this event?.. Before I share my own, I must say I'm regretting not having said "hi" to Paul (or anyone else on here for that matter). I just imagined myself saying, "I'm the one who sent you an email about ____" and bursting into tears, or just not...

Hi Piglet,
You sound EXACTLY like me when I was 14! That was actually when I became a vegetarian, and at 30 now, I'm still vegetarian (leaning vegan). I hope you have luck finding other like-minded teens on here.

Hi there, I do not want to validate your feelings of lack of self-worth, but I can empathize with the feeling of absolute frustration when people have not agreed with me when I have said awful things about myself. Have you seen other therapists? What style of therapy did this one employ? I have gone...

I hope I wasn't a downer... We are definitely not alone in having those thoughts!

Yes, I very much would like to go to Paul's show in NYC. I'll look into the meetup, thanks!

Hi meh, Thank you for the kind words... I appreciate hearing from your perspective about your experiences, as I have been on your side (on a perhaps superficial level - never married) and have also been with partners who were experiencing depression and maybe some other things. Well, what is the ans...

Hi meh, Have you experienced it before? I am amazed at how many people feel the same way I do. In the past few days, I have been feeling such intense longing to hold someone and be held. How can I find someone safe to experience that with, and not in a sexual way (I am afraid of being taken advantag...

Brooke, that is great that you don't judge yourself for it; I wouldn't even if I had a romantic partner who I were happy with. It's natural to desire it! I think I am really craving non-sexual physical intimacy partly in coming to terms with some damaging stuff I experienced in a past relationship. ...