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Tomorrow is World Suicide Prevention Day. A statistic that is increasing dramatically. This is the other side. Us after the loss of our son. It was the first day of the new year. This year. He had been at a party. I picked him up. I thought he need
Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago
Does anyone have dreams that are very unsettling?Last night I had a horrible dream of being in the middle of an earthquake. It shook everything and I was right in it. It was a really scary dream. Things were thrown everywhere. I googled the meaning t
Our storiesCreated 8 years ago
I think I have PMDD. I'm 25, been on birth control for 5 years, so I don't get a "real" period. But I do get severe PMS, and it feels like it's getting worse. I say I have PMDD, but I've never been diagnosed or really sought treatment for it. But in
Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago
Hi, it been almost 12 months to the day that I was told my hisband of 30 years has delusion disorder.He had been acting paronoid for a few years and I put it down to him being in a high stress job. His drinking had increased quit a bit , and soon I was to
Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago
As a kid I had to make sure that I had a safe place to escape to - incase we were invaded by Indians and their arrows. Now why was this necessary? I know as a kid, I had sleepovers at Grandpa's house. He would let me stay up and watch Cowboy and
Our storiesCreated 8 years ago
Hello, I’m new here, and maybe not particularly great with introductions in my current state of mind. I’ve struggled with mental illness for over half my life now, moments where I felt I was “rid of my illness” only to heavily relapse two years ago which
Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago
Ello all:) I am nervous and anxious. My wife who has been diagnosed with BPD and some traits of paranoid schizaphrenia, has not had an explosive fit for about 10 days now and that terrifies me. She usually has them at least twice a week. She is refus
Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago
Hello all, As a person with lived experience, I'm keen to start the discussion on trying to set up a 24/7 hotline for carers. After reading the heart-breaking stories here, I'm sure there's a need for such a service if it doesn't already exist. If yo
Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago
Hi, In recent years there has been growing interest in offering alternative systems to psychiatric diagnoses. Here are a couple of articles that introduce some of these ideas. One is about an alternative called "psychological formulati
Useful resourcesCreated 8 years ago
I absolutely hate staying home in my house, I feel depressed at home. I make any excuse to go to out and leave the house.I don't really know why except for the fact I find my house to be a prison with constant housework. I would rather sit in t
Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago