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

I thought I would introduce myself. I live in middle of nowhere Northern California. I am employed though I wish I could lay on my couch all day. I have a FANTASTIC 4 year old son and I have been married for nearly 7 years. Marriage isn't that grand and I feel trapped to in the middle of nowhere instead of the city, where I belong. I was diagnosed with depression at 17 years old and was diagnosed with anxiety and post pardum depression when my son was 3 months old after I threatened to kill myself and him. Since then I've gone through about 4 therapists. I like the current one enough but sometimes I wish she wasn't so harsh sometimes. I'm tired all the time... I need a nap

Now that I've whined enough... I'll bounce around and see what other trouble I can stir up...

Hello heidiree, welcome to our little forum!

heidiree wrote:I'll bounce around and see what other trouble I can stir up...

We will all take you up on that offer! Look forward to reading your contributions to the forum!

I am going through my own little struggles with depression and anxiety. My motivation is all anxiety-based, but if the anxiety gets too high, I break down. It is hard to "thread-the-needle" between the two.

Please take care. We here wish you the very best today and tomorrow!