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I've been fortunate that my own life, and my kids, has been privileged in that we don't have a lot of our own issues. I married my partner 7 years ago and I can now see it's been slowly destroying me ever since. She's a good person, adores me and my
Hi folks, I've just joined because I'm feeling very worried about my partner at the moment. She's barely got out of bed for the last two days. Today she's not said a word and hasn't replied to any of my messages. Yesterday she just kept saying how she fee
Hi I’m a partner of someone with BPD and I’m really struggling and feeling very frustrated. Recently we went through another intense episode. My partner was crying for a long time, very overwhelmed, and directing a lot of anger and blame at me.
Hi all. New here. My 15 yo just got out of the mental health ward at hospital a few days ago. This is a brand new experience for us. Was quite heartbreaking. Was in for 8 days. I’m not sure what I expected but it might’ve been a good circuit breaker after
I cant begin to explain how much my heart is hurting and how confused I feel. I need to know how other parents would handle this situation. My newly turned 17 year old went interstate to spend school holidays with her best friend. She asked if
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NU3F9FIRYMHNQMSBTVQM/full?target=10.1080/18387357.2025.2611971 I came across this artice as relevant to the Australian Carer experience within the Australian mental health system.
Hello Carer families, I am very new to this forum and wanted to connect with carers caring for mental health family. I have been caring for my husband for many years and have been working, he has also been working but until recent times his cogn
Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Group Hub! would you like to have a cuppa and chat , we are here for you Letting you know that you are not alone my friends
Hi there any advice or wisdom much appreciated.we’re coming up to to a year since my now 19yr old daughter had a psychotic episode that required one month in hospital. She has done so well with her recovery but I am becoming increasingly vigilant and
My wife is 53 years of age and suffers from Schizophrenia. We have been married for 23 years and she has been in and out of acute psychosis more than thirty times. Two times hospitalisation and the rest I have managed at home with medications. Recently sh
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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