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

I am most definitely one of those people who have started many times to post about my dermatillomania in this forum and never followed through. As I type, I can see my red, swollen fingers. Thanks for being the first :) I share your tendency to gloss over my picking. I also told my therapist in our ...

I also think this will go down as one of my favorite episodes. I just related to her in so many ways. The way she felt disconnected from her peers and her shame about everything. For over a decade, I did exactly as she did in many situations. I would go for help but then downplay my problems out of ...

I can definitely relate to you when you say you wish your husband understood the issues more. It's of course great to have support but it feels so different to really feel understood and know someone really empathizes with you. I am also glad that one of us has it together too!

Hey Jessica! I am also a new person to the forum. I am also working in Life Sciences (I'm on break at work right now). Just wanted to say hi to a fellow Bio girl ;) Personally I love my work, but have experienced some drawbacks being in a science field. I admit that mostly because I am not very conf...

Hey everyone, my name is Jen, I am 32 years old and suffer with general anxiety, social anxiety, depression, ADD and dermatillomania. I am a people pleaser, chronic apologizer, and constantly feel like I have never lived up to my potential. But on the positive side, I have a wonderful husband that i...