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Hi Just joined the forum after reading other stories and hoping that i can get some guidance. The back story is that my son aged 27 last year suffered a major panic attack that he was convinced was a heart attack. About a month later he became paran
Hi, I am not sure what to do- My partner was diagnosed with Schizophrenia 5 years ago after 2 hospital admissions -1st admission it was diagnosed as self induced physchosis from meth abuse & 2nd admission they diagnosed him with Schizophreni
Hi everyone, I thought this might be relevant to members of our community: The Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia), or the Network, is dedicated to effective consumer and carer participation as the driving force in all elements
Has any one had experience with their mi son or daughter in one of these centres. Was it helpful to their moving foward . My 23 yo daughter is probably going into one on friday
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Hello, I need advice about how to best support my family. My mother was diagnosed with depression and a number of anxiety orders a few years ago. She takes medication, and used to receive regular counselling but has since halted her treatment.
I have been invited to start an alphabetical "Gratitude List" as one way to look after ourselves - ok - here goes:A: Al-Anon Family Groups (my wonderful support group), almonds,apples and avocados, (clean) air, (more positive) attitude, (life-giving) acqu
HI, I've never joined a forum or put my hand up for some help or support. This is tough ! My 16 yo daughter has just been diagnosed BDP and although this is terrifying it's come as a relief ( does that sound wrong?). We've been in and out of therapists si
It’s been a long time since I posted on this forum and I would like to apologise for being so absent. I’ve been particularly busy dealing with this, that and the other, and when time permits I take much needed time out to either paint (my passion) or simp
Very tough week with C. Has gone from performing well on his meds to crashing and back to considering hospitalisation...all because of a break up. At school yesterday threatened to harm himself, ended up curled up in the foetal position talking about how
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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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