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

I feel so bad for you, sweetie. Please don't think you'll never have a friend. Even if it's only people you reach out to online or in support groups. Really great friends are rare... most of us have a good friend or 2 but a lot of less meaningful friends. You sound like you feel so alone and in pain...

Thank you for the kind advice. I think that is a good perspective, to consider your own shortcomings before you get started in the death spiral of hatred. I id'd with Carolla because his parents weren't really bad people, and I'm afraid my examples make mine sound heartless. I guess it's always the ...

My favorite episode so far is the interview with Adam Corolla. This left me with a few things to think about after this podcast. Adam obviously has active negative energy toward his family that makes for really great comedy. My parents are emotionally/intellectually stunted and I respond with an act...