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Hi, my beautiful daughter had her first episode of hallucinations when she was 12. Months after her spinal fusion for Scoliosis. Two years later she is starting her third week of being and inpatient after three severe psychotic episodes that left u
Hi allMy beautiful and talented 19 year old daughter had her first psychotic episode early this year. It feels like it came out of the blue as MI is not in the family. The cause is unknown.She has been home from hospital about 6 weeks and seems to be doin
I've noticed that everybody needs care and support & has needs and wants. I've noticed that everybody has a preconceived idea about everyone. This thread is to help those who are being persecuted bye the ones whom are most close to them. (or feels the
Hi everyone, Sorry about the long message - first time poster and didn't know whether back ground is important... My partner has been experiencing severe anxiety for several years. Previous to us being together he was self medicating with AOD - thi
My son is nearing the end of his TMS (20 down and 5 to go). His psychiatrist has increased the number of treatments from the planned 20 to 25 because he has been observed to have shown some improvement. Whether his improvement is due to TMS or not is some
Does anyone have a list of the best private hospital inpatient programs for BPD in Australia? Many thanks!
Hi all. I'm not really sure what to say here. I've never posted in a forum before. My partner has bipolar disorder and is in the midst of a mixed episode (from what I can gather). We live in different states but speak for a few hours every night and spend
Hello. I'm new to this, and relatively new to the situation I find myself in recently - with a depressive partner. He "knows" he needs to do something to help himself, but he has yet to really be serious about it. In the meantime, it's like being in
Sorry - long post but it's late & I'm tired & stressed. I first wrote about my son 2 yrs ago when he was super depressed & wanting to just end it all. Since then he's had a couple of major successes (interspersed with lengthy periods of strugg
https://saneforums.org/t5/Something-s-not-right/How-much-is-too-much/m-p/309509#M51917 I posted it on Lived Experience forum link above So to recap.: i do lots of respite care, but am finding it difficult to find my own time inbetween those times,
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