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

Yes good job and so glad to hear it they are turning out to be helpful!

Good luck, keep us posted

can totally relate - an idea - so you don't feel bad about not having gotten over something that happened three years ago - maybe you can turn your challenge into the fact that things are still eating at you that you wish you could have dealt with better even though it was 3 years ago- so that the f...

oh shoot I can't believe I spelled me em and typed pristine instead of pristine and I don't know if there is any way to edit that last post. AAAAUUUGGHHH! OCD, now all day I will try and find a way to edit it! LOL

Similar to how I was "dealt with". Was prescribed Zoloft about 10 years ago by primary care doctor. No discussion other than him putting his hand on my shoulder and saying "let me help you". And he wrote out the prescription. I do not think this was a bad thing. In fact, I do bel...

Wow, I sure am glad that "I am not alone" with this. I am always nervous about emails and also voicemail. Like someone on there is going to be really mad about something.....and get me in trouble.

I agree with Oak about going on the dates! Also, I think it's great that you "go for it". I was always too shy. Just keep being yourself, I would say! Also, I would say, you could develop a few questions where you ask a certain question and if you don't agree with his answer, just make a m...

Gosh, I would think a doctor might be able to speak directly if a letter was sent ahead of time and the doctor could bring it up at the exam. Just tell the doctor your concerns in a letter and how much more your sis would respect the suggestion (to clean properly) than coming from a family member. M...

I also think you are a good writer and hope you can somehow find a way to either like your school or maybe just get out of school for now. Does writing help you feel better? It sounds like a peer support group would be a nice start like don carp said. Why not start one, or join a writer's group? I h...

How wonderful you are so aware of and able to articulate who you are, what you have gone through and it sounds like you are really good at thinking back and putting things and experiences into perspective. You sound like you have come a long way already and I am happy you have found meds to assist. ...