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

Paul, No problem! We're actually a hops farm, so mainly we help out the beer drinkers of the world (haha). I'm scoopin' shit for drunks! More than anything, what's been inspired in me is my urge to get on stage and do some stand-up. I've always been afraid to do it, but now, FUCK IT. I'm doin' it. I...

I really can't stand how much I lie to myself. It's ridiculous. I'm doing the lying and the believing. I think it's getting out of control. I can watch myself self-destruct and sometimes feel like doing nothing about it. What the hell? Any tips? Do tips for lying to yourself even exist? How do you t...

I think it was about a year ago when I realized something pretty weird. I can't remember my childhood. I mean, I can kind of remember events and maybe even emotions at certain times, but not the actual "in there" memory. It's more as if I'm just old adult me looking at a child that is supp...

Michena, I think you should always work on your social anxiety but don't pinpoint that particular type of accomplishment as an automatic prerequisite for making friends. Especially because good friends are going to like you no matter what. They don't care about your social anxiety (unless it was ser...

Usually when someone talks about depression they'll tag it in the phrase, "suffers from depression." Because basically, depression can make you suffer! I don't know what it is with me, must be a pride thing or something, but I still have trouble using the "s" word when describing...

I forgot to mention my main reason for being here. I'm here because I was alone in all of this. But, things changed. Lawyer Tom, if you're listening to my writing, let me let you know that I believe you to be a bad-ass. Listening to your episode really tickled my blood bones. You grabbed my day by t...

Powerpac7, Well, from reading all of this, besides being able to tell how you feel about your situation and the emotions that keep rattling through you, one MAJOR thing shines: You seem like a REALLY good person. And if that's true, then something else is to be thought about... You're a successful h...

doesn't exist. But I do and my name is Russ. I'm 27 years old, male, married. I'm a writer who works on a farm. Only one of those really makes me any money. I'll let you guess which is which. But just remember, words and phrases like "organic" and "fresh" and "buy local"...