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Hi everybody, I have missed the forum on the topic of fear on Tuesday. But anyhow let me share with you you guys on how the word 'FEAR' has made me totally a different person. I grew up as a normal child like others and surrounded by such a lovely fa
Our storiesCreated 11 years ago
I finished up on my last session of ECT yesterday. I have been on the program for nearly 8 months. It has really helped me with low emotions and I think in some ways with the hallucinations, more their intensity I suppose.However the sessi
Our storiesCreated 11 years ago
Below is an article SANE published recently about happiness. I appreciate that this Forum is a place for people struggling with their mental health and so there are days when happiness will seem like a truly impossible goal. But I don't t
Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago
I have suffered with depression and anxiety since I was 19 things have been up and down since but this year has been just aweful and I don't know where else to turn.I have done something terrible that only a bad sick person would do and I am now paying fo
Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago
Hi all, many of you know my 17 yr old son had a psychotic episode in October last year, likely to have been at least partially caused by drug use. You will probably also know that he has recovered well and been taking his anti-psychotic meds. He and I wer
Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago
My husband has had depression (and I think anxiety issues) for many years.He has been on antidepressants for longer than the ten plus years we have been together. Mostly life goes along ok, with a few intense episodes per year or so of unwellness, some wo
Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago
Do you ever get to the point that you feel you can't do this anymore. No I am NOT suicidal. Just tired of the struggle. I feel like I've been putting on this pretence that I'm ok. And I keep challenge myself that I feel I can't do. So why do it. So as a r
Our storiesCreated 11 years ago
Hi,I'm not a carer but my depression is affecting the people around me. I live with my father who's in his 60s and I can tell that he feels helpless, and because my method of coping is isolation he's lonely. I see signs that my negative attitu
Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago
Hello, Firstly to old friends from here, who have been with me throughout my journey, i have to say again and i don't think i will ever be able to say it enough - A very Big Thank you, It was the kindness and openess i found here that really helped me cha
Our storiesCreated 11 years ago