Mental Illness Podcast A light in the darkness
Posted: May 18th, 2013, 6:44 am
Hello to everyone in the forum.
I realized I had neglected to introduce myself I just jumped feet first into telling my story. I will state that I am a 37 year old heterosexual male. I am currently in a long term relationship with a wonderful woman, who gets me sometimes. I have dealt with depression, anxiety, and anger issues for a long time. Over 3 decades I would say. I have been to a therapist once or twice when I was younger but I hide my pain and trauma well enough that they never saw a need for me coming back. Now however since the trauma's of my past, and the foolish stuff I did and said as a youth, pervade my mind I am attempting to find a way to pay for therapy. (More about my past is in the post I put up under sexual abuse)
I thank Mr. Gilmartin for the Podcast in more ways then just one. The show and it's guests are like a light in the darkness. I feel so many of us in the world are stumbling along in the darkness of mental illness. Paul has just shown us all that some people in the darkness have lanterns or flashlights to help guide us.
Like the old story goes: This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey, you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, "Father, I'm down in this hole. Can you help me out?" The priest writes a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey, Joe, it's me. Can you help me Out" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you nuts? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before - and I know the way out."
Thanks to this forum and the Podcast I am finding more ways out of the hole than ever.
Thank you all,
Joe .. AKA.. IceLupus
I realized I had neglected to introduce myself I just jumped feet first into telling my story. I will state that I am a 37 year old heterosexual male. I am currently in a long term relationship with a wonderful woman, who gets me sometimes. I have dealt with depression, anxiety, and anger issues for a long time. Over 3 decades I would say. I have been to a therapist once or twice when I was younger but I hide my pain and trauma well enough that they never saw a need for me coming back. Now however since the trauma's of my past, and the foolish stuff I did and said as a youth, pervade my mind I am attempting to find a way to pay for therapy. (More about my past is in the post I put up under sexual abuse)
I thank Mr. Gilmartin for the Podcast in more ways then just one. The show and it's guests are like a light in the darkness. I feel so many of us in the world are stumbling along in the darkness of mental illness. Paul has just shown us all that some people in the darkness have lanterns or flashlights to help guide us.
Like the old story goes: This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey, you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, "Father, I'm down in this hole. Can you help me out?" The priest writes a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey, Joe, it's me. Can you help me Out" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you nuts? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before - and I know the way out."
Thanks to this forum and the Podcast I am finding more ways out of the hole than ever.
Thank you all,
Joe .. AKA.. IceLupus