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Attahua | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Working with a mental illness

Hi all, I haven't posted in quite some time and things are actually ticking along relatively smoothly. My long term partner who has schizoeffective disorder has not had a relapse since this time last year so fingers crossed it will be a peaceful year! How

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frustratedstep | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Advice for dealing with manipulative young adult

Hi There, I have been dealing with my stepdaughter for 10 years as she navigates depression (Unipolar). She is extremely manipulative with her father (my partner) and has placed myself, her biological mother and her father in different corners so the

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Ed1965 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Guilt and bad vibes

Had my day planned to include going to take mum lunch in nursing home. All week I've had this bad feeling something bad is going to happen. Don't know what. Also felt tired and thought i might be coming down with something. So i talked myself out of going

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JamesBluntus | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

How to get someone to open up?

On Friday, my friend posted a status on Facebook that indicated to me that she was depressed, and when she does that, it's one of my warning signs. So I messaged her asking her if she wanted to talk, and she said the standard "I'm fine" with a sad face.

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Phanelope | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Husband with Intrusive thoughts and Dissociation

Hi. This is a long post. I have been with my husband for 12 years and I knew fairly early on he had mental health problems. He was sexually abused as a child and this has caused ongoing issues for him, although i didn't realise how extreme until recently.

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

how do i just say no......

hi guysso im in a bit of a situation and its causing me abit of grief. some of it is my fault but i dont really know how to fix it.i am a full time carer as well as being a primary carer for my two younger sisters and imstruggling with the pressure to kee

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justbritto | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Schizophrenic housemate gone 4 days now

He took his unregistered car. He doesnt usually go out at all, except for the occasional random bus ride. He's been in the problem zone for a couple of months now. We moved house and it set him off. In other words, his thinking is fairly scrambled and unc

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