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@tyme @appleblossom My daughter (20) has mental illness that is causing chaos in her life. She is homeless (4th time in the past year and a half), unable to live independently or with others, unable to keep jobs anymore, has very little self car
Friend struggling to get help for her 20yo son, he has a complex array of medical conditions. OCD and associated eating disorder (Butterfly Organisation think AFRID) the primary issues right now. Feb/Mar this year son spent 45 days in general admis
Hi all, I’m looking for some book recommendations on young adults and mental health issues. Especially looking for books on mood disorders. Thanks
Hi All, I'm BPD2, GAD/PD with Pure O OCD. Ive just recently started having agitation, insomnia at night and unable to sleep more than 4 hours a night. I am on medications to control, but they don't seem to work for the Noctural panic attacks. Does an
A sad and lonely post after a series of incremental incidents through which I finally realised my unwell partner has been abusing me for months, and I've been minimising his behaviour and its impact because I've been trying to be compassionate about his m
Hi I'm new. I have a few mental health conditions which are well managed with a number of medications. I am in my mid life and walk to work. But the fatigue is relentless. The symptoms of my illnesses are controlled with the exception of debilitating fati
hello. quick background: My wife has untreated BPD. (Long and chaotic 10year journey to get to this realisation). I’ve been using a resource to help- “stop walking on eggshells” book. It gives nice practical advice for living with someone who has BP
Hello we’re brand new.I’m the mother of five kids. Our second child is experiencing a very hard time. He was always different. I thought because many 2 nd borns exhibit a lot of difficulty in behaviour and the fact I ended up with three young kids in a ro
@DisEase , hello I could relate to your story so much. My son (mid 30s) was also admitted to a mental health ward, after meth abuse. His behaviour had been erratic for some time. He stayed in hospital at one time for 9 weeks and was diagnos
Hello everyone,I’m really glad to find this forum. Looking for advice regarding my 13 year old daughter. She is very unhappy but will not accept help, she has barely been to school all year and refuses to go all together now. ( she used to be to
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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.
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