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

I am really trying to work on my anxiety these days. I hope it gets better, but now I'm worried that I'll lose my dominant side and sex will be less fun.

Not that this is something I have cause for concern about right now, given that my number of sex partners is exactly zero.

I'm definitely not a sub. I have to be in charge at all times. I prefer a very submissive partner.

If this relates to my mental health at all, it could be related to my anxiety. Things that are beyond my control freak me out.

Interesting. I take 150 mg of Wellbutrin twice a day, and I have never noticed any "super horniness". I will say, however, that I was on Cipralex for a long time before that, and it made me lethargic, fat, and utterly sexless. When I switched to Wellbutrin, I lost 40 pounds in six months a...

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Thanks for sharing. This actually really speaks to my current situation, although I'm the one who needs to receive this message more than I need to send it.

Self-acceptance is the key to letting someone else in. You will get there. But maybe you need some time away from D so you can sort yourself out? It will be hard for him, but if you explain that it is the best thing for you—and in the long run the best for him and his kids—then he should be able to ...

Heather Havrilesky, who does the Ask Polly column for New York mag. She has a book out next week called How to Be a Person in the World. I think she would be really interesting.

I'm dealing with anxiety, depression, possibly love addiction. I am an adult child of an alcoholic. Um... not sure what else to say. I'm sure I'll reveal more as I go on. If anyone's interested.