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

I know I need to change my drinking habits, but I'm not really sure how. I don't think it's a matter of being physically addicted but rather not wanting to stop self-medicating. When I stop drinking I realize that I can't sleep without it and also the boredom and emptiness sets in. I have gotten med...

I know I need to change my drinking habits, but I'm not really sure how. I don't think it's a matter of being physically addicted but rather not wanting to stop self-medicating. When I stop drinking I realize that I can't sleep without it and also the boredom and emptiness sets in. I have gotten med...

Being a mom is hard. Being a mom with a chronic illness is even harder. Give yourself credit for all of the things you are doing for your daughter, knowing how hard it is for you. When the time comes you can explain that you were sick and not able to have another baby.

I needed a place to be able to put this story out there, so thank you for having this forum so I can do that. My father was sick for as long as I can remember. When we were very young, he had a heart attack and open heart surgery. He stopped smoking after that, but was later diagnosed with emphysema...

This was such an accurate portrayal of what BPD feels like. Sometimes it hard to put into words so I wanted to share.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rZdjbLFPr ... e=youtu.be

I agree. I thought it was a great book. Of all the BPD books I have read, this had the best descriptions of what it feels like. I love when she describes the pain as it feels like you are burning alive. I think I actually yelled "YES!" out loud at that point. I was thinking finally someone...