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Hi there I've been reading some of your posts about caring for people with schizophrenia and how hard it is. I care for my brother too (to some extent) and he has schizophrenia. I was also diagnosed with it in 2003. I manage to wo
Hi All, My son (now 18 years old) and I had a consult with his psychiatrist yesterday and he requested to have ECT! He is feeling increasingly frustrated that nothing can shift his severe depression (which is highly debilitating) and wants to try an
Hi. I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself. I'm just becoming aware that my mother could have NPD which explains a lot and makes a lot of sense. I'm just wondering if anyone has had success in staying in contact? As I believe my mother needs car
Hi all,Im so glad that I stumbled across this forum.I’ve been with my husband for 13 years and we have three children. I’ll get into it all in another post but I want to know if it’s normal to start feeling a little resentful. Long story short, there’s hi
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I am exhausted, overwhelmed and feeling down. I am not coping well with his illness. He is very argumentative and controlling. It has been many months I got to have a moment to myself, he gets a little anxious when he is not near me and he doesn't tr
Good morning. I'm a carer for my partner who suffers from chronic pain due to a back injury which occurred while working. It took work cover 18 months to approve his claim and as a result surgery is not a viable option, so he's left to cope with the pain.
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting and im seeking as much advicce as possible! Over the past 6 months, one of my friends has been starting to display symptoms that lie very close to diagnostic tools of BPD. Originally, my friends and I assu
Hi guys, first time posting. I’m basically at my wits end and I don’t know what to do anymore.My partner and I have been together for 5 years and for about 4 he has been depressed and suffered from anxiety. There have been good periods, but for the most p
Hi everyone,I am very glad to have found this forum I could really use the support.My wife has long suffered from BPD, Bipolar and Major Depression. She has irrational and highly aggressive episodes that are very hard to deal with.She has for many years b
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