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JustWhelmed | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Did you leave?

Hi team, *trigger warning: mention of self harm*After 7 years of trying to make everything ok for my AuDHD, CPTSD, possibly bipolar, wife and my two tween stepsons (ASD, ADHD and borderline personality disorder/attachment disorder) I actually have to give

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Archer7612 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Shout out to everyone!!

Hi everybody! Hope everyone is going OK. I feel better this morning compared to the last three mornings (thankfully). Amazing what a good night's sleep can do and I haven't had a sip of alcohol in a fortnight. I'm actually giving it up completely for this

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Knj | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

I want to try be supportive but its hard

I want to try and believe a family member of things that shes says have happened but i dont know whats true and whats not anymore. They believe its true but are supposed to be on antipsychotics to stop these thoughts but are reluctant to take them. Its ju

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Biscuit71 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Studying whilst caring

Hi guys and gals, I have been a full time carer for the last 8 years for my congnitive impaired aunt, whom is wheelchair bound. It requires round the clock care. November last year after a spate of falls and hospital trips I decided that I could no l

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Thedriver81 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Living with a partner who has BPD/PTSD and ADHD! Want to know if anyone else has this trifecta and could give some insight into how I could cope.

Found this site while searching for support for partners of someone who suffers from this debilitating trifecta. We have been together for 12 years, have 3 kids. I’m at my wits end. On the precipice of staying or leaving. I hear that BPD is treatable, but

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pup3 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Addict father - trying to heal

Hi, I am new to Australia, grew up in a small country with an addict father (he became one when I was 13) and a passive mother - she didn't know how to handle it. Due to that, I took on the responsibility to hold my family together, became a parent for my

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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Jlol | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Really worried about my mates

My closest friends (male) are very down. One even attempted s****de not long ago.I feel I can't support them very well because I also feel the same as them, and most days I just don't have the energy or mental capacity.Of course, they know about the suppo

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Bertie4 | New Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Hearing Voices

I'm looking for advice on what to do to encourage my partner to speak to a doctor regarding the voices that he hears. It's been happening on and off for around 1.5 years and generally the voices he believes are real he thinks are coming from neighbo

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Lilly15 | New Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Mother with Borderline Personality Disorder

Hi there, I just joined the site today. thanks for having me.I think my mother has borderline personality disorder.She has never been formally diagnosed but these are my suspicions. She certainly fits the symptoms. I am feeling scared and anxiou

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Truth | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Sexual Disinterest Partner with BPD and more

Hello, I’m new here and thrilled I found this. I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for 2 years and had known him prior to that for many years through mutual hobbies/friends. I knew he had depression/suicidal ideologies/panic diso

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