NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi all, This week is Carers Week. Thursday 15 October, we want to open a discussion about what you wish you knew when you were new to the role of a carer. We will be joined by Mel, who is a carer and peer support worker from HelpingMinds - who will share

Events and updates|Created 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi everyone, Today we will be running a Q&A session with HelpingMinds, a WA based organisation who work with carers and people affected by mental health difficulties to provide support in advocacy, counselling, understanding the mental health

Events and updates|Created 11 years ago

Cherpieus | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi All,I'm scared about my first apppointment with a new psychiatrist tomorrow.I'm so used to having my mask on around others I don't know how I'll be able to remove it and explain what's really going on with me. I hate having to give a run down on

Our stories|Created 11 years ago

Purple | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi, I'm new to this site and I have suffered from anxiety and depression for over 30 years. I have been treated for these conditions, had about 3 hospital stays and I'm currently doing a depression course but life gets really tough sometimes and when this

Our stories|Created 11 years ago

Untethered | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi Everyone My daughter has just been admitted to a youth menatl health unit. They are now saying it is likely she has Bipolar 2 and are going to change her meds to include a different anti-depressant and an emotional stabaliser. My concern is that

Friends, families and carers|Created 11 years ago

Andthecity | New Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

This is such a new emotion for me .... anger! I want to scream and punch and kick and arrrgghhh. SO frustrated all the time! Im 27...I have recently moved back home, when my mum talks to me i want to yell at her, i usually just dont respond.I am 2months a

Something’s not right|Created 11 years ago

33cRioli | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi I'm Kate and have just joined this site. Have just finished watching the 8.30pm ABC Mental As program "Changing Minds" and was very moved. I could relate so much to almost evryone in the ward. I have been diagnosed both Bipolar and Sc

Our stories|Created 11 years ago

JM028 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Ever since early years of high school I constantly feel/felt afraid of the opinion and thoughts of others around me. It feels like a claw latfhed into he back of my mind, slowly tugging at my conciousness.As a person that was physically smaller than other

Something’s not right|Created 11 years ago

ites | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

I've had clinical depression and some other fun things that I'm not even going to mention. It's the worst, it's the worst experience ever when every trace of happiness and joy is sucked out of your existence. Happily I no longer have any problems with dep

Recovery Club|Created 11 years ago

possum1 | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi last year at this time I was having a bad time. Every time I turned on radio or tv, mostly abc all I found was illness. I wanted to talk back so often and had no avenues. I tried lifeline a couple of times and it was always busy. Any chance of more ph

Events and updates|Created 11 years ago