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Hi . My name is Stephanie and this is my first time doing anything like this.To sum it up my mum has been dealing with mental illness for the last 28 years. I live in Adelaide and my mum lives in Melbourne and has been in and out of hospitals nearly my en
My son is 24 and just started living back home in a van . He was diagnosed ADHD as a child never medicated . Always difficult. Now suffers severe anxiety and depression. Has become aggressive towards me blames me for shit life. . Can't keep a job and won'
Hey guys, I'm new here. I just wanted to share and ask for some advice about my brother. Just some background info about me and my family. I'm 18M and my family is your typical nuclear family. Although my parents are asian, they are not as str
Hi. I fear he is near suicidal... He had depression since childhood but no doctors really looked after him. Now in adult life (past 30s) he tried to reach out for help a few times, GP gave him meds stsrting with a letter A (forum does let me publish the n
Does anyone know any helplines that are good for carers that i dont have to call so something like webchat? Sane isnt online and its to hard to ring so not carers australia? @Former-Member @Former-Member@Shaz51@A
Hello everyone - hope you are well 🙂 I have been doing some reading on the impact of prolonged stress on a person and have found the following pieces of information: "Experience changes the brain. The more a particular part of the brain is
Hi everyone, been a while since I last posted. My husband has schizophrenia and bipolar or schizoaffective disorder and is currently experiencing another relapse of psychosis ‘sigh’. Today he was explaining how all men have two women on their shoulders an
Hi, my boyfriend currently lives with his dad who has Borderline Personality disorder (BPD). My boyfriends dad ownes the house they live in but my boyfriend cant get him to fix things around the house. My boyfriend offers to pay but the reply is ang
Hi, iHi, I was talking to a counsellor about my 24 daughter who has struggled with anxiety and depression for 10 years. She suggested a peer group meeting to openly discuss her issues with others may be some benefit. Any lea
once again my partner has had a relapse, he has lived with schizo effective disorder for the past 27 years. As soon as I recognised the early signs (although in hindsight I now realise I missed many) but nevertheless this particular incident occurred one
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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.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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