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Hi just wondering how to negotiate staying safe with an unwell son.I believe he may be manic he has created a debt, irritable and aggressive. Friends have commented to him that he is hyper and he commented himself on how he feels he is talking a lot. He l
Hi Does anyone have experience with chemical restraint, my Mum is 86 and having episodes of psychosis more frequently. It's been said that we may have to look at chemical restraint for her on going care. I'm after opinions, Pros and Cons. Anything to
So many other posts seem so harder than mine, it almost seems indulgent of me to seek support. But I still do! I know when things are bad for him when his voice is cold to me. I knew 30 years ago things weren't right with him and I chose to stick with him
Hi, my step daughter has had ongoing mental health concerns and crises. I also have bipolar & am in recovery from PTSD. She has taken a turn for the worse with severe depressive symptoms. We think she has been coping by disguising her symptoms. It’s s
Hi Folks, I am new to this site today. In fact this is the first time I have contacted a third party on this topic. My wife has been living with depression since she was 16. She has been on an off her medication over the years and is now 41.
Hi all. 53 yo old single mum of 3 (18, 18, 16) for 16 years. No family, no support anywhere. 18yo daughter has significant disabilities and attacks me physically often. 16yo son has mental health issues. Ive had a very very bad day today, and for the firs
Hi everyone,This is the first discussion I have started here. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for going about setting goals. I have never really had anything like a life plan. I will generally have a variety of things that I want to do if the
Hi pretty new to this group. I am classed as elderly with an adult daughter (in her 40s) who has bpd. We live together and have done for most of her life. Finding it difficult to communicate with her about the current situation in Austra
Hi. I've been a single parent for many years, several years ago my daughter was diagnosed with PTSD, Generalised Anxiety, Depression & recently BPD. She is a sweet, caring, gifted & intelligent young woman, who struggles with low self esteem, (sel
Hi everyone as your all aware of the utter chaos right now especially when it comes to groceries. Im becoming increasingly stressed trying to find things my pop will eat. I brought all the wrong things today but that's
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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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