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

Hi oak, I hope today is looking a little brighter. Sometimes I feel embarrassed that I'm just getting my life together at 54, learning for the first time how to make friends, something everyone else seems to understand! Just being is enough. Nothing more is required of us. A hug if you want it, or a...

Hi Simfan92! I'm in the midst of my journey and while I don't have all the answers, I've found trauma centred therapy is really helping. My therapist and I work with the emotional side of the brain rather than the reasoning, talk therapy side. I had an amazing release of shame 2 months in and that's...

Thanks oak!
Is it okay to swear on the boards? Better not to? I don't want to alienate anyone over something that really isn't necessary to express myself.
I'm looking forward to coming out the other side of this. It sounds nice there.
Thanks,
Heather

Hi Everyone, I'm 8 months in to having vague memories accompanied by strong feelings, physical sensations and a child's voice telling me things. This seems to be how it goes. I went back and forth for months on whether it was true, but have now accepted this is how my memories will come back. As I r...

Hi Everyone, I started trauma based counselling 10 months ago after yet another family gathering where everyone acted like they didn't care about each other. It was a wedding that barely dared to mention the word love, and there was little affection between the bride and groom even! I looked around ...