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

Dear rc409, I have actually been thinking about auditing a class. If not to meet people my age to try to better myself and find new inspiration (which I am really lacking). I have tried my hand at online dating and for the most part I am taking a break from it in an effort to put myself out there an...

Dear Fargin, Thank you so much for your response. At this point in my life I am having so much trouble having connection with people. I only really feel connection with another person when I speak honestly about how I'm doing aka Person: How are you? Me: I feel like shit. I hate my job, I'm single a...

Hello good people. I am really struggling with my loneliness. I am 25 years old and perpetually single. As in I have never had a relationship ever. And I know that I'm young (so this might come across as very dumb to a lot of you) but I have felt so alone for so long. My depression is the emotional ...

Thank you for your response, InMyMind. I am listening to the latest MIHH as I type this. So far as my history of cutting - looking back on childhood, I see that I was probably depression (and always a bit anxious). I think back on nights in my childhood when I stayed up for hours because I was terri...

Hey there. I just began listening to the podcast. I have been in therapy for a year now for depression, self-injury and co-dependence (a new revelation, goodie!). So what do I share here? I am 25 and have been cutting since I was 11. Does that mean I have been struggling with my depression since the...