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

I have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety and am on antidepressants, I am never sure whether they work tho. I know that the symptoms of the combination of depression and anxiety can overlap with bipolar disorder so I am unsure whether I should look into bipolar meds/therapy instead. I am ver...

I think it is PMDD too. However, when I talked to the doctor about it he didn't seem to think I have it as I do not feel only depressed when PMSing (huh?! life is hard man not just when ur PMS-ing lol) he suggested I double up my antidepressants in the week before my PMS starts which I might try! I ...

I love my friends but I am in a friendship group who are very into drugs and alcohol so naturally a lot of our socialising includes that... I know that I do not take stuff as much as they do but it feels near impossible to stay sober with them. If a friend offers me something I cannot resist and if ...

I have never classed myself as having an eating disorder to anybody because it has always been very internal and my weight would never really change and neither would my eating or exercise habits very drastically. I feel so invalid as, especially as a teenage girl, feeling fat and dieting was very n...

Yes I agree that listsning to the podcast therapeutic and just interesting and insightful! it's funny when sometimes I want to recommend an episode to a friend then i worry that they'll be freaked out at how openly very dark and weird things are talked about, as I am used to it from listening so oft...

I am sick of having a breakdown once a month just before I get my period! I get to the point where I feel suicidal and often end up self-harming and generally feel like my life is falling apart.... a week later I get my period and it all makes sense. I wish these mood swings were taken seriously bec...

Hello there I have been listening to the podcast for a year or so now and have listened to nearly every episode lol only just joined the forum cos it's difficult to talk about things with people in real life:/ does anybody else somewhat abuse this podcast? For me it has become compulsive, I have a r...