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3 weeks ago
Struggling with doing this all on my own
Hi my son was diagnosed with schizophrenia 14 years ago. He lives with me and always takes his medication but often has periods of paranoia where he believes the neighbours are constantly talking about him, people are posting nasty comments via computer g
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new carer
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new carer
i am new to this site. I am a grandmother of a 16 year old and we have just been told that he has schizophrenia. I am upset, scared and worried for the future of my dear grandson. He has had outbursts for quite some time and usually it has meant that the
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A life full of mental illness
Well it goes right back into childhood.Be seen and not heard was a common held belief.Disfuctional family life. A mother with mental illness,but not recognised at that time.Emotional and sexual abuse. I developed anxiety around the age of seven
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Living with verbal emotional abuse
Hi everyonefeeling very empty and alone dealing with verbal emotional abuse on a weekly basis.As alone I feel I'm sure I'm not the only one.
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The jokes on us - Stand Up for Mental Health
Is it ok for a person with lived experience to joke about their MI? Stand up for Mental Health is a project that teaches people with MI stand-up comedy. The aim of this is to decrease stigma through having people with lived experience share the stories ab
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How do we stop doctors neglecting Physical Illnesses of people with Mental Illnesses?
Some people with mental illnesses have a life span of approximately 20 years lower then other people,and even lower then Aboriginals.It's primarily due to neglect from doctors.Articles/studies like the below have been coming out for years,but no one takes
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Opening a conversation with our inner child...
Dear all,I found this today on the internet, I thought some of you might find it helpful. It certainly helped me to engage with my own inner child more deeply... and I had a good cry, something she was not allowed much.http://beatingtrauma.com/2014/11/06/
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Unwell Mother does not think anything is wrong with her
Hey everyoneSo my mother has been in the mental health ward earlier this year and they said she had a psychotic episode. She is now really bad again, not sleeping, having hallucinations (talking to herself and seeing people), really bad memory! depression
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