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Hi. So my year 7 child has recently been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression with psychotic episodes. Because the episodes come on without warning and aren't constant, my partner is having trouble believing the diagnosis is real. My partner even
My significant other we will call him "Brian" has openly told me and his cousin that he is no longer taking his medication for schizophrenia. As according to him the medication dulls him mentally, he feels physically fatigue, no sex drive and
Hi all.i am new and wanted to share. How do you deal with or cope when one of your siblings who is married to a narcissist. My sibling has not be in touch due to his wife who currently is pregnant as well. I have had a list of negative proje
I live with my sister who has battled depression since mid 20s after a miscarriage. Theres survived a few suicide attempts and self harm & hospital admissions. I'm not officially her 'carer' as such but I care a lot. Actually worried at the moment as
I've found there's that trap of feeling like you have to please people and say yes to everyone who wants to use you-because you have no other options... then there's the resentment that comes with this... (you feel wronged, you blame them, but you know th
Hi thereI am new to this forum.My daughter is 24, diagnosed with BPD around 6 years ago, but it was with her a long time before the diagnosis She has a 12 month old boy, living in regional QLD. About to come home, Sydney, as she is struggling with he
Himy son has recently been diagnosed with bipolar. We have not yet received any explanation about the condition or been guided to any support available. He has been started on medication. Does anyone know of any support to help young people find acco
Hi guys I’m on here to get some advice on what my family can do to get my mother help, 3 years ago she had a Pyschic episode, spent a few weeks in the hospital, sent out on meds etc Since then she’s gotten very good at hiding her paranoia, she
Hi everyone, Last night we had a Topic Tuesday event around exploring compassion fatgiue - check it out here. We discussed what compassion fatigue was, how it differed from burn out - the different signs to look out for when considerin
Hi, Im new here. Ive been divorced now for 5-ish years from my mentally ill husband of 20 years but I'm still feeling the effects of walking on egg shells for so long. I knew there was schitzophrenia in his family when we married but I didnt know he was a
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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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