AnonymousAngel | Casual Contributor | Last message last year

TW: mention of thoughts of suicide, panic attacks and feelings of abandonment Hi, new member here. I have been with my boyfriend for just under a year and we're both in our mid 20s. He's always been very open with me about his diagnosis and experienc

Managing relationships|Created last year

Ellie89 | Casual Contributor | Last message last year

Hi all first time posting, and not sure exactly how to say it , but will just be completely honest I have suffered from severe depression, anxiety and ptsd since about 2012 im now 35 years old and work in the healthcare industry as a r

Managing relationships|Created last year

Yerta | Contributor | Last message last year

Hi,current internal monologue: still feeling 'not right'am I ever going to feel 'right'? what if I am Never going to be ok?who do I talk to other than the people I am already linked into? How do I tell someone that I really don't want to b

Something’s not right|Created last year

rav3n | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

Welcome forumites!! If you’ve attended groups (through either Guided Recovery or RecoveryClub), then you’ll be familiar with all the fun lil icebreakers that the amazing facilitators come up with! 🧊 With our forums community growing each day, w

Social space|Created last year

th999 | New Contributor | Last message last year

Over the past six years of marriage, I’ve come to realise that my wife is likely living with an ongoing form of depression, which has had a profound and often difficult impact on our relationship. One of the most challenging aspects has been her unpredict

Managing relationships|Created last year

Leah3 | New Contributor | Last message last year

Hi there,I have found that I have had trouble opening up to my friends and family all my life. I try to talk about what goes through my head, but I end up freezing up and can't get the words out, and I have so much I want to say to them, I just don't know

Recovery Club|Created last year

Dimity | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

For those interested... a detailed, thoughtful and nuanced report about policing of family violence in Victoria. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/police-family-violence-harm-in-the-name-of-safety-victims/105454054?utm_source=abc_news_app&

Advocating for change|Created last year

Ainjoule | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

I'm so frustrated right now. I have been unemployed for a really, really long time (about 15 years) for a proper job anyway. I have a disability - spinal injury and mental health. I can walk with my spinal injury but I get chronic pain, etc. I was studyin

Employment, education and training|Created last year

Emerson_Gray | Casual Contributor | Last message last year

I don't really know where to start, but my parents have been really, well it's hard to explain. But, I always feel like I'm a disappointment to them, and whatever I do it's not enough. My parents are very much old school. I've always been taugh

Something’s not right|Created last year

pinklollipop15 | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read)I had mental health issues 2 manias one in 2018 my daughter was 5 and one in 2023 my daughter was 11 and I wanted to suicide [edited by moderator] and told her so and attempted it.I had mental health issue

Something’s not right|Created last year