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

Coming off Effexor and into my second week. Have noticed my nervous energy and thankfully the nausea seems to be reducing. Meds can be very helpful, however, for me at this time I am feeling strong enough to try to come off. Since I have done this before, I know it can be done. This doesn’t mean I a...

Ok - it was more than a decade ago & I did influence my niece to go nude too, but we were on holidays & the beach was soooo long - that is, until the 4WD's turned up
Felt so free and did not care about how I looked

I fear being known because if you know me, you will reject me. I fear being known because you might want to spend more time with me, then I'll have to keep the friendship going. I fear being known because you might not want to know me I fear my aging body I fear waking up & having the same flatl...

:roll: how come a quiet dinner out with two friends turns into a stressful situation? Major weather event, including a large branch from overhanging trees now in the car windshield vision - had to drive through! On the way home passed a fire truck attending to a car - flames from said car leaping in...