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

I go to the doctor get meds to treat the symptoms - my anxiety means my immune system is pretty non-existant - i used to get sick to my stomach and throw up all the time - at least two to three times a month over stress and anxiety - I have been trying to manage stress better but some days are easie...

I was wicked active and have taken a little hiatus because my brain went duh and I could no longer "do" being present - I am glad that there are people coming in to share and talk and discuss and I just hope that my words my thoughts my support helped someone on here at some point even for...

I am 38 I think you are brave to open the whole can of worms - I am reluctant to let one out at a time - seriously think that if I let the whole can open at once I would die of cardiac arrest - way too much intense overload - I would be like way dead - like past zombie dead or feeling dead inside - ...

you want to climb the wall and that is awesome - being in the hole and not being able to see the light - but... but for those of us who have peeked at the sun had a few good days in a row - you will breathe again the burden will lift ever so little but once you have the momentum it does become a lit...

You have had a life time of pain and hurt - and that builds and builds and builds- when there has been no emotional support it is no wonder that you have been self destructing - your coping mechanisms are constantly on and your fight or flight has no idea where that gd bear is! - Its always on alway...

Moe - My poor sweet boy asked me why he was born autistic and I said its because the world needs your beautiful brain... The way you think is a treasure. While it's not fair to bear the burden; it gives you compassion and empathy and kindness. These are needed for the world to be made better - you a...

I am not an expert on BPD however it seems that those who suffer from it need to be the center of attention - your mother needed to make sure that your sister did not become a relationship of solace - therefore she needed to create tension between the two of you. Then she would be the center of all ...

Aww thanks I wasn't listening to the pod cast either - it felt so heavy just soaking up all the others out there that hurt - my empathy just runs out and tries to suck up all of the pain and brings it back like a cat bringing death presents - I will go into shut down and just not do anything - but I...

Its depression or anxiety or stress or - god I don't know but I am recoiling into my shell again - and that means long periods of not communicating or talking I am forcing myself to write this and I feel all kinds of squeamish - like noooo... don't show yourself you will be seen... I am terrified of...

As a chronic rug - I feel you - I am always just letting myself get trampled to allow others to feel better - but that is that darn co -dependence - we want people to like us and think they are there for me - and it puts blinders on - while it sucks so much that your family is seriously taking advan...