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Muddles17 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

My partner is a schizophrenic

Hello, My partner and I have only been together just under a year. This whole time has been very difficult. At times, it has been great others, very traumatic. My partner is considered a paranoid schizophrenic. He is currently hospitalised, in

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beanie1 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Need advice - my partner thinks he is fine

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice for dealing with a partner who has delusional beliefs. He’s been having them for well over a year. Last year he had a manic psychotic episode and was sectioned for a couple of weeks. He was prescribed anti psychoti

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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Beekind | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Understanding BPD

Hi all, its my first time here. Im not sure how to go about this so please correct me if I am offtopic or in the wrong thread. Basically my loved one struggles with BPD and am trying to understand her actions and thought process to care better (for hersel

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ComplexityQueen | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Schizophrenic partner

I have been told to create boundaries but he makes it impossible. He screams when he doesn't get what he wants. If I leave, he chases me down the street screaming at me. I don't want to cause a scene or have someone contact Police, so I always

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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wombats | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Wife not well

Hello, I need help. My wife is un diagnosed, but has borderline personality disorder / cluster b characteristics. We have two young boys (6.5 and 3), we were separated for the first about 5 months this year. I've been back ho

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SuzieQ | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Exhausted and worried

My daughter is going through hell and it breaks my heart. She has disocciated twice this week and had two panic attacks. Today I went out for a while and when I came home she was in the shower. We spoke briefly, then she fell asleep with a towel over her

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SJAR | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

3.5 year old son restricted eating

I'm hoping that some of the wonderful forum members here might be able to offer some positive advice please. I have an appointment with a pediatric nutritionist is a week but it can't come fast enough. I feel really worried and at a loss of h

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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mambofish | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Caring for a newly diagnosed sister

Hi folks, My sister was recently sectioned and admitted to a mental health hospital. She had gone into a severe mania and psychosis and her initial diagnosis is Bipolar I. Our parents aren't in the picture so it is just me, and her cous

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