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Just received news that this afternoon, after my girls third ECT, she is sitting up, talking and eating. Tube feed coming out and a changed girl. Such relief and so much gratitude for the love prayers and understanding shared in this forum. A long road ah
Hello all I'm going to do my best here now. 1st hello to all and thank you for having me here. 3yrs ago we lost our son to susiced,since that day my world is dark.my marriage is just hanging on,I have moved out to see if that Can help my marriage I lived
I'm 34 and my dad was diagnosed with schizophrenia before I was born so I have lived with his illness my whole life. And all the challenges that come with it. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 (after being misdiagnosed for years with depression) 12 yea
I have been struggling with my only child for a year now. He has General Anxiety Disorder , ADHD and Depression which has only presented itself in the last year. Previously was confident and always did well at school up until a year ago and currently stil
Hello everyone, First time here - I hope everyone is staying safe. My husband has recently been diagnosed with depression and high stress, we have suspected something has been going on for some years but he's avoided seeking help until now. H
Hi everyone, it has been 3 weeks since my sister has been hospitalised as she was experiencing a relapse from her schizophrenia. I'm not asking for medical advice and I won't provide specifics to the medication as that's againt the guidelines but rather I
Hi, I am new to this. I am finding that I am at a stage of confusion and feeling lost. Four months ago, my son tried to end his life. He survived and has recovered well. He has been doing all the things suggested and is on medication and all of this
My daughter won't get help. I call all these help lines and no one helps. ts been going on and off 1.5 years its getting worse. Shes in out of 2 personalities and tried to harm hersel many times. How can I get someone to go to the house. Police has been b
Hi everyone, I am back after a two-year break. I found this forum really helpful when my younger son had his first psychotic episode aged 17. He is now 23 and doing much better than I could have hoped. He has been living independently for 2 years, and enj
Hello, This is my first post. Mum is in full lockdown in an interim nursing home and is very depressed. They're going to organise Facetime but she's not keen and it's not the same as being with someone and she misses her cat, which I have here. I don't kn
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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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