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My Experience with the Broken Mental Health System I'm sharing my story in hopes that someone will listen and acknowledge the failures of the mental health system. I live with: - Severe Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)- Complicated
Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 2 years ago
I used to be a good man. A responsible father with 2 sons and a loving husband to the love of my life, a Christian that loves God and actively served in my church. Divorce has utterly destroyed my spirit, my self confidence, my will fight on, my I feel ab
Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 2 years ago
I saw my psychiatrist yesterday. I had a really good appointment, I am finally going to cease taking my antipsychotic. In the 10 or so years I've been seeing mental health services I never thought this day would come. I'm so proud of how far I've com
Our storiesCreated 2 years ago
So, I don't know where I am going to be in three months time. Life feels like it's hanging on a thin thread at the moment. My saving grace is that I spent time with my family yesterday (I'm a single gay man so when I say family I mean parents, and my sibl
Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago
My partner has bipolar. I’m struggling to cope with the mood swings and outbursts. He had 30 rounds of tms at the start of the year and that worked for awhile he was due to go back in June for a week of tms but hasn’t booked in.is it normal fo
Friends, families and carersCreated 2 years ago
Just wanted to acknowledge the truth telling and healing Enquiry started officially in QLD today and all those affected and who is brave enough to share their or their ancestors stories
Yarning spaceCreated 2 years ago
I’ve had anxiety all my life but it’s gotten worse over the years because of big changes and affects my everyday life, but the part that affects me the most is not being able to see my boyfriend: I’ve known him since i was a baby and then didn’t talk all
Managing relationshipsCreated 2 years ago
Hello! I've got a very old close friend who I found out from a third party has BPD. My friend has never disclosed that to me directly and is very secretive at the best of time. We used to live together and were very codependent in a way I was overwhe
Managing relationshipsCreated 2 years ago
I have Type 1 Bipolar and over the past 12 months I've gained weight [edited by moderator] from my meds. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed as I feel like I have no control over my changing body. Today I saw in my doctor's notes that they classify me as obese.
Friends, families and carersCreated 2 years ago
Hi all, I'm new here looking for some advice. My partner and I have been together for 3 years, we've purchased a house together in the last month and both feel like we're on a high and couldn't be happier. He has spoken to me about having Bi-Polar, that h
Managing relationshipsCreated 2 years ago