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

Maybe a discord chat would be easier? If anyone thinks they would want to be part of one.

I feel like I came from a home that was present but absent. There were a few real traumatic events in my life that I wish were handled differently. I think everyone in my family is emotionally stunted to some degree, seems like it may just be a thing passed down from generation to generation. I've i...

Im sorry to read all of the ways you've been excluded or treated as an afterthought, good on you though for taking a stand and trying to give yourself space to focus on your life, your spouse and children. We all only have so much daily attention and energy to spend and often times cause ourselves g...

Don't worry, they're not bots related to the Skynet AI program.

This was an amazing episode for me and I didn't even expect it to be. Hearing Kimberley explain the different ways "OCD" manifests itself with compulsions and that those compulsions aren't just simply limited to "I must wash my hands X amount of times". This gave me some new insi...

Hi Oak! Congrats on making yourself a priority and having some victories dating! Keep it up, those small wins add up over time, day by day you're slowly taking back more control of your life. It's always an ongoing process and you may have some setbacks, but always remember your progression, it's no...

Beany Boo, that was amazing.

SoScaredToday, how are things going now?

Dental health is clutch to self love and care. Im glad you bought the right tools to do the job comfortably. I use those floss pick things and I can actually floss between all my teeth now without gagging myself.

Clean teeth, big smiles?

What is it about abilify that makes one gain weight? Im trying to lose weight right now but I want to see what my doctor thinks about trying abilify to boost my mood / energy level perhaps?

What is it about the weekends that make it more difficult? Is it the lack of structure and just being left to your own devices?