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hi All. firstly i just wanted to say thank you for warmly welcoming me into this group. I have already found it so helpful reading others experiences with their family and friends and their challenges with caring for someone with mental health. Here is so
Hi, I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. I separated from my husband 3 years ago due to severe depression and other issues we were having at the time. After the separation, his behaviour became very obsessive.
My brother has schizophrenia. I am his secondary carer after my mum. My whole life since my teenage years has been trying to get him help. For some odd reason my mother seems unable to pick up on his symptoms. My father has untreated/undiagnosed mental is
My 18 yr old has hit a wall - won't get help, is constantly elevated and combative but it's becoming worse. When he's gone (disappears for days on end to a friends house as we live rurally, which he apparently hates) the rest of the family sighs with reli
Good morning, as it's a new day I'm hoping my son will have a better day today. He is 3o and has a duel diagnosis with BPD, I feel he is getting worse not better even with intense therapy. Rejection sends him over the edge, being gay with mental health is
Hi I was given this site - late last night - in distress - whilst I was looking for a 24 hour phone line I could find to talk to someone as a carer not a lifeline - beyond blue - suicide line - I'm not suicidal - I'm desperate to connect with others who d
Does anyone have any experience with these conditions?
Hi,Am a volunteer carer for a woman for the past 16 years and also a carer for another woman for the past 9 years which is still ongoing for both and has been a very hard road to navigate all these years but have seemed to manage until the last few months
Hi everyone, I've been feeling extremely down and lost the past few days as I am unsure and nervous about the relationship I am in. My boyfriend is a 36 year old male whom (after reading a lot online) I believe he has Borderline Personality Disorder. I ha
That community health can't help you.I'm sorry that you can't get a case worker though you have got 6 jobs the past year and lost them from being put off or too unwell to start.I'm sorry you are stuck between the private and public system.I'm sorry the pr
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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.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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