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

Is it really bad to engage in safe (clean and methodical) self harm without the intention of killing yourself or causing serious damage?

I feel exhausted by being the funny friend all the time. Making people laugh gives me a rush and instant gratification, but it ultimately just adds to me feeling misunderstood and alone. I feel like no one would want me around if they knew how sad I really am, and even if that weren’t the case I don...

I’m 23 years old and just started cutting again for the first time in 10 years and after spending a year working with adolescents engaging in self harm, my job essentially being to convince them not to. I feel rediculous — a grown-ass woman cutting in her bathtub. I just want to be seen. Everyone se...