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Kkmum | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

25 yr old son - unable to help himself.

I have a 25 yr old son with undiagnosed MI. They think bipolar but after over 5 yrs they still have not given a diagnosis. He still lives at home and has basically taken over my life. Or tries to. He is very demanding and I realise now he is quite m

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Jill1 | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Brother with mental illness refuses help

Hi I'm new to this site. I have two family members with mental illness - my mother and younger brother. My brother is in his thirties and has never left home. I moved out years ago and was living in another state, then moved back in with my mother and bro

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Jes28is | New Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Not sure how to help

HiI have recently gone into a relationship with a man O have known for 20 years. However things have not been as I expected. His behaviour is uncontrollable he fluctuates between being happy and angry because he thinks I've done something wrong such as no

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

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Nellie90 | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Delusion, anxiety, adult-life skills

Hi there, I've been helping look after a family member, who I am not that close to. She has come out of hospital after attempted suicide, the trigger was delusional thoughts about people breaking in to her house, and feeling anxious about this.

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Janna | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Anhedonia

My son had a review with his psychiatrist yesterday. This is a fairly accurate snapshot of the dialogue that took place during the course of the 40 minute consult.How have you been? OKHow is your mood? SameWhat is the same, can you be a little more specif

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oddity | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Lonely son

Hi my son is now in his late 30's he has travelled the road of depression, heroin addiction, all kinds of legal and illegal drugs. He phones me crying telling me he has been rushed to hospital by ambulance, that he is in agony and he thinks it is a

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Nanna10 | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Illicit drug use - responsibility for children

Hi, I've also just posted on another thread about multiple mental health diagnosis and illicit drug use. I need advil hisce related to the drug use. He would normally drive to collect his boys every fortnight weekend and his teenage daughter f

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