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

Hi Ian- Man, that sounds like a shitty situation. I have been at wit's end with my brother for years, but that's a very different miserable dynamic. It prompted me to read your post though! Please guard yourself against the idea that you can change anyone in your family. If i read your post right, y...

I have been thumb sucking my entire life, 50+ years. I learned to conceal it when I entered grade school, and since then I have kept it secret. It has always been manageable, ie just something comforting when alone, or sleeping; and I've always thought of it as another coping mechanism, like smoking...