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4 weeks ago
Public mental health system
In my opinion based on my experience in public mental health care Australia , all psychiatrists do is prescribe medication (And threaten and force their reality on you) They are experts in medications I’ve heard the term “prescribers” used which see
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Social Withdrawal
When we're depressed, social withdrawal often acts as a coping mechanism to avoid overwhelming emotions or perceived judgment. Depression can drain our energy and motivation, making even simple interactions feel exhausting. Negative thought patterns may c
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Marriage/abuse
I have been separated for 4 months now as my husband is a drug addict. I had to tell home to leave as he wouldn't hange at all. He refused to go to rehab in Australia he went when he was overseas. Sometimes he would say I am coming home tonight and wouldn
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Peer support
I’m interested in becoming a peer support worker I have a degree in psychology and 3/4 degree in counselling (from like 10 years ago ish) and a lived experience of schizophrenia, but I have not worked in the industry yet. I’m wondering, ho
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NDIS investigation this is really scary stuff
here we go again open the ABC new site and there is another problem with the NDIS. the problems are ongoing and need to be stopped https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-04/core-and-capacity-ndis-death-provider-registration/105118086
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Unsure about how I'm doing ~ meds change and other big changes
Hi, it's been a while since I posted here! I have been pretty good, stable as well and I've made friends, and met new colleagues through volunteering. Recently though, I'm a bit worried, as tonight I did a bunch of cleaning and tidying up in my
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NDIA investigation
This is truly shocking and cannot be ignored. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/ndis-suspected-fraud-khawaja-moeen-haroon-melbourne/105062598?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=abc_newsmail_am-pm_sfmc&utm_term=&utm_id
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Awful family member
Hi. I have a sibling who is downright awful. In the past two weeks, they have: said my disability isn’t as severe as theirs, undermined my chronic pain, swore at our mother, called family friends slurs, complained about a past holiday they did not fi
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Some days are better than others
Hi all, I'm new here 🙂 Reaching out as I've always wondered if I have OCD. The symptoms come and go depending on lifestyle changes and stressors. I have a long history of anxiety and depression. What brought me here today is in the past week or so my
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INK
A picture tells a thousand words. So, what does my "ink" say about me? (rhetorical 😀) Full back tattoo of a phoenixInvictus (poem by William Henley)Desiderata (poem by Max Ehrmann)Semi-colon
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