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Is there a difference between schizophrenia and psychosis? My daughter was diagnosed with schizophrenia three years ago but she has never had a time when she wasn't in psychosis. From what i have read about schizophrenia this shouldn't be the case. Any in
Hi, I’m new here but am going to jump right in and ask for some advise. My husband suffers from complex PTSD ( emergency service worker for 28 years) and has spent the last few years in and out of treatment. He’s made great progress working through
My partner of three years has just broken up with me. The problem is, we’ve moved to his home country from mine where we were both living and I have no support network here at all. We haven’t even been here six months and he’s called it quits.
Ah, 10 years ago my husband had a brief 'affair'... I stayed, we worked things out - it took time and help but we got there. Early this year he did it again, I didn't know. Then at Easter he tried to commit suicide and I didn't know. It all came to a head
Hello all. I’m a new friend from America and am so happy to have found this carers forum from you all in Australia. No matter where we are from we all have one thing in common, we have a loved one suffering with mental illness. My husband and I frequently
Good morning fellow forumites. Over in Lived Experience town on the other side of Forum Land, some of us are working through the dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training manual: Let's do DBT This week we are going to embark on t
I need someone to talk to. I feel really alone. My husband and I have a toddler together. He works full time and I work part time from home around my son. I get very little time to myself. My husband told me about a month ago that he thinks he has depress
Hey everyone! My partner of 3 years has schizophrenia. He was diagnosed before we met, so when getting into a relationship with him, I knew of his condition. At the time I was nieve about what it really meant and what challenges I woul
My wife is newly diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. She is convinsed that I treat her awful and talk down to her and belittle her. We are constantly fighting and I am always saying I'm sorry for things that I haven't done wrong. How can I get her to
My very loving and amazing partner of 3 years has turned in somebody I do not recognise. Something is clearly wrong with her. Last year, her personality (temper, life goals, feelings towards me, her own emotions) changed completely. It was a gradua
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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.
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