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

Hey everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. At the moment I'm trying to make more friends who are also in recovery and working on being a healthier, happier, and more aware person. I was wondering would folks be into maybe a Zoom hang out, or even an email thread to get us started? Basically, looki...

Hey everyone - I just want to say thanks for the responses. Things currently bothering me - I seem to automatically turn into her "pet" when I see her. I hear myself agreeing with her and pandering to her when inside I'm screaming. - In work people often ask me why don't I go see my mother...

I find lately when I cry, its a sob that last for hours, almost uncontrollable. I seem to have lost the ability to cry when I'm sad or stressed and appropriate times long ago.

Hey River Girl, Thanks for your reply. I know that episode, it was the first time I heard the term 'covert incest' and it...fucked me up. I'm glad to have this information, but the awakening is overwhelming. Its so...Not talked about! I've read Silently Seduced thanks to Paul. Hope you're well, Nigh...

Hi guys, I wanted to start this thread here because in my research on covert incest and trying to find answers to my experience I've noticed the majority of literature focuses on either mother son or father daughter incest. I was subjected to covert incest from both my parents, but most intensely fr...

Thanks, BrownBlob. Its seriously hard going at the moment. I just went back to therapy after a month break, it felt good to catch her up on where I'm at.

Hi, MyBrainHatesMe. First of all... I am so sorry. You have been through something horrific and I want to congratulate you for asking for help. This is 100%, black and white, without question rape. I cannot believe how heartless, abusive and selfish your husband is. No means no. Your feelings, your ...

Thanks for coming back.

I am a master of admitting a problem, wanting to tackle it, then running away and self destructing and living in denial until it all comes crashing down, again. Its how we learned to cope.

Sending love.

Thanks for sharing your story. That is so fucking creepy and I am so sorry you had to experience that. I have memories like this of my Dad that are burned into my mind and make me feel completely alienated, unsafe and creeped out around him. Why any grown man would think it was appropriate to touch ...

Thank you so much for replying. It's really scary right now and the voice in my head keeps saying "you're making it up.../you're over-reacting." The more I read stories here and hear them on the podcast, I feel more valid. And yeah, I guess offsetting my stories with humour is a defence me...