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

Dealing with it is so, SO hard for me. With my condition, I can sometimes go years with dormant symptoms, and then out of the blue, they will return. When that happens, I'd be lying if I said I didn't catapult back into depression and isolation. In practicality, I know that a portion of my flare ups...

Yes for sure. I deal with Vulvodynia, which is a pain disorder...yup you guessed it, in the vulva. Pain / soreness / itching 24/7. I have off years and on years. Am currently in an on period, and during times like these, I launch right back into depression. It's so hard and I relate to your struggles.

I came here to say most of what's been said already. I'm a long time listener, first time forum-joiner /commenter. I was so *triggered* by this woman, who was just so stuck in her own narrative, as another commenter said. At one point she compared her breakdown to Britney Spears' breakdown and I tru...