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Mach | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Stuck in no mans land

Hi. Im here because i am mentally and emotionall tired and i just wanted to be heard by someone who is not going to tell me to"just find sometime for myself" or try and send me on a time conuming wild.goose chase through the my aged care.website to. seek&

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tisme | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

what next ??

if this isnt the right spot please remove. its not right that one person should have to care for 4 adult disabled/dying family members on thier own. its not right that a 68 yo woman with a history of strokes has a severe fall and gets no decent med

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sad72 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

suicidal partner

Hi , I am very new to this and I am unsure where to start. I have a partner who over the last few months has been threatening that he will commit suicide. He has had 2 attempts and recently was hospitlized for over dosing on Depression, anxiety and

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perseverer | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Averting a Disaster

I am a teacher, and currently home on holidays. What a difference this makes to my MI family! My husband and eldest son are managing their symptoms, but my middle son is out of control and in denial. I had put his behaviour down to extreme OCD, but a frie

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

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Janey1 | Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Bpd

My partner of 5 yrs is currently in psychiatric care and has been diagnosed with bpd and has suffered depression and anxiety almost all his life. I called emergency services after he had self harmed and was talking about suicide which was very stressful f

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theaussiebritt | New Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

A Boyfriend/Carer's Struggle

Hello, thank-you for taking the time to read my story. I am a 26y/o boyfriend to my beautiful partner who suffers from complex post-traumatic stress disorder, severe anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. These factors stem from her

Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago

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Dots | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Daughters attempted

HiI've been wanting to talk to all you carers to say my daughter attempted suicide last week. She's been treated for four years for depression and emerging BPD. I'm seeing my psyche tonight. Haven't needed to see him for over a year. We've managed really

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Confused6 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Depressed partner blindsided me and ended relationship

Hi everyone, Well this is my first post here. I guess like most people, I ended up on here because I'm confused and incredibly sad and beginning to be filled with anger/resentment. I have been googling everything I can to try and understand my situation.&

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