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Hi there,I am new to these forums, I just wanted to reach out a to someone at the moment and share a bit of my story/situation.I have been living with schizophrenia, depression and anxiety for 6 years now and have recently discovered that I have an alcoho
Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago
Hi. I spend most of my time "being ok" and "fine". I've heard myself described as unflappable; a rock. When I was a kid my family knew better. I could barely venture outside and I wasn't functional. Anxiety, depression, blah blah, ocd, blah. It was a worr
Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago
So. Where to begin?2011 was a great time for me. I traveled overseas and worked in a ski villiage with my boyfriend (SO) (we'd been dating since 2004) we traveled and needed only ourselves and our van. Had the best year snowboarding and loving life.Begini
Our storiesCreated 10 years ago
Hi allOn Friday I posted while having a panic attack. They are not something I am use to having/-goes against my self perception-of the cool, calm & collected person I love to portray. I cannot express the feeling of not being in control of my own rea
Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago
It has been a very quiet weekend for me and maybe that has given me too much time to dwell on whatmight be, instead of keeping busy enough to not let things "bug me." Expect we all have those days wherewe overthink too much and don't just let our min
Our storiesCreated 10 years ago
Hi guys.I am beyond stuggling at the moment. After July 5th- my suicide attempt- everything has been slipping, very rapidly too. I am experiencing frequent suicidal thoughts.. I really don't want to be here anymore. I have no motivation to do anything, i
Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago
My 23 yr old daughter is really bad at managing money. She is on centrelink payments and cant survive. She got into debt yrs ago in various ways and debt collectors are taking money from her bank account. Lately she has needed money from me alot. Pays me
Our storiesCreated 10 years ago
Hey all, just curious about what other people think about my situation, and obviously I'll take anything people say here with a grain of salt as this is the Internet but here goes. I'm currently 36 and was diagnosed with schizophrenia around 7 years ago,
Our storiesCreated 10 years ago
I dealt with depression throughout my last 3 or so years of High School. I used to self harm.After I graduated things got better, and I stopped. Fast forward 2 yeas later to yesterday, and I did it again.I don't know what went through my mind. I was havin
Our storiesCreated 10 years ago
I find starting anew to talk to people about this, very tricky - there is so much more background than you can realistically write and although there are many others in the same situation, everyoner's story is unique, so I find it hard to relay my own per
Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago