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Hi Everyone, My younger brother who is 20 years old had mild Autism as a child. He was always active, playing, laughing and social. As he has grown into his late teens/ young adult he has become a very angry, serious and anti soc
Hi all, I am new to forums but feel I needed to reach out somewhere for advice, support and understanding. All my life my mum has suffered with OCD, depression, Bi polar and more I am sure. Growing up was damn hard but my brother and I survived, dad
My beautiful clever 23 year old daughter has recently had a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder bi polar type. Two months, three hospitals and two treatment orders later she has just been discharged home. Things are ok but I feel that her follow u
Hi everyone, I just need to talk to someone who knows what this is like. My mother has long-time Bipolar Disorder and what I believe to be undiagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder. Last year my mother moved interstate to be closer to me, ma
Hi, I am 21 and have been with my boyfriend for a year. From the beginning I have always been aware of his struggle with mental health. Over the past year I have seen him have a number of ups and downs - he has been in and out of work and he
Hi everyone, My mother has long-time Bipolar, undiagnosed BPD. I wrote about our situation in my post Mother with long-term Bipolar and BPD - help. I am learning that the only way out of this is not to placate her mood swings with reass
Hi, I'm new to the forum. Our middle kid turned 18 on Saturday. It was his second birthday in a row in the local adolescent psychiatirc unit. His diagnosis over the last year has gone from "probably a psychotic episode" to "treatment-resistent
being a carer can be challanging and often we can forget about ourselvesit's important to give ourselves a pat on the back sometimes for doing something scary or challenging or out of our comfort zone what are you proud of yourself for?
I did my back in Monday and rang in sick Tuesday. My manager knows I am a carer. She said ok see you tomorrow then. I rang in sick Wednesday and said I'll go and see Doc if I can manage to get there. She said ok see you tomorrow then. I can
Hello, I am new to this forum. For the past 10 years I have been dealing with two children who have been diagnosed with BPD. Cut a long story short, I had a very messy divorce in 2008, my X is a diagnosed narcissist who after a brief affair an
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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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