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

UPDATE: So I moved in with the woman mentioned before. This is day three and I finally got some sleep last night as moving to a new place makes my anxiety flare up a bit. Also I made the mistake of smoking some weed with her.. I don't know what has changed in my brain from now and back when I used t...

- UPDATE - I visited the therapist who is an LCSW and it was felt great to just vent all of the things pinging around in my head. The therapist seems to know what hes doing but after 2 sessions we have yet to touch on any ways to manage my anxiety and depression. He is a proponent of CBT and says he...

Thanks Apple! Everything you said sounded very reasonable. I definitely had been love avoidant the past couple years as I focused all my energy on sobriety, work and school. I hope to be open with her and she can hopefully take me as the work in progress that I am. A little update on the whole situa...

I have had some recent things happen that I really needed to put down here to try to exam whats going on with me. I'm a 30 year old virgin and have pretty intense social/sex anxiety. The furthest I've gotten with a women is making out and haven't ever had a women touch my penis nor I her vagina. I a...

I have a similar situation going myself, 30 years old and no friends to spend time with. Its become even more of an issue when I have gone on dates recently. Hearing the women across from me talk about her adventures with her myriad of friends is a reminder how isolated I have been the past 6-7 year...

Thanks Murph, I've been in my shell for far too long and I'm starting to run out of air so I think its leap of faith time. I went on another date with a woman from Tinder last night and it went great. When we were walking to the car I started shaking like a chihuahua with a mix of being somewhat coo...

Your post sounds very similar to an inner monologue I had a few days ago. I'm a 30 year old male virgin myself. I've only told a couple people and each time they seemed shocked so I guess I hide it well. I too would attribute it to anxiety but also a sexual fetish that further worsens my anxiety tha...

Hey everyone, I'm a recent listener and decided to join the forums to hopefully open up about some of my issues and talk to others about theirs. What made me sign up is my most recent run in with depression and loneliness. I recently went on my first date in nearly a decade. Everything went well we ...