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I am a lost person, I have had Depression / Anxiety for 20+ years, to now being told I have Bipola 2, I'm trying to get my head around that. For years I have managed with others help and been very productive in life. But right now I am going through a tou
Our storiesCreated 12 years ago
I like what Tulip said about "E" for Escape! It is not always possible (although visit to the toilet or a walk may be practical and cheap!) but when I read "Escape" I was thinking of it in a healthy way, meaning time out for ourselves. My husband and I bo
Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago
Hi I'm new to the forum and don't really know where to start. My hubby is a 46yr old highly skilled tradie who had a nervous breakdown a few years ago resulting in a hospital stay. He suffers fron clinical depression and uses alcohol to self med
Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago
Hi all, I am new to this forum and very newly diagnosed as bipolar II. For the last 15 years I have been treated for depression and anxiety with medication and I have seen numerous psychiatrists, psychologists, doctors and counsellors. Finally after years
Our storiesCreated 12 years ago
Hi all, My mother has been admitted to a psychiatric facility for the second time in my lifetime and the 3rd in hers. Mum suffered from postnatal depression 37 years ago, after giving birth to me elder sister; she had a psychotic episode alongside the PND
Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago
My 16 yo daughter has an eating disorder and is a self Harmer. Initially she was seeing a psychologist to help with the harming, then the eating disorder appeared. Now she sees our GP, her psychologist and a counsellor. Through all of these professionals
Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago
Hi after one of my posts in poems someone sugested I say more about chipping away the darkness. Well here goes this is going to be an interesting journey. From the moment of my accident my world and view of it changed. At the moment of the cra
Our storiesCreated 12 years ago
Hi everyone, This is the first time I have ever posted on a forum!I have been hospitalised for my depression anxiety and ptsd again, last year I spent 8 months of the year in hospital. I can definitely see a difference but I still feel stuck, in fact this
Our storiesCreated 12 years ago
Hi all,I've struggled with depression and anxiety most of my life but recently was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and dependent personality disorder... or at least traits of both.I've been in hospital four times in the last 4 or so months
Our storiesCreated 12 years ago