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Hoping this site may be useful for some. A lot of professional level medical info pages won't allow you to view content unless you can prove you're a medical professional. This one is an exception. It's not overview information- it's very detailed, and I'
Hi, this is my first time on a mental illness help site. I am a mother of a 21yo daughter. I have a loving husband, an elder daughter and a younger son. We have lived a pretty happy life. Financially stressed but stable, and have pr
Hi @DeterminedStarted this new thread. Can I first start by letting you know that you are not alone. Many of us in this forum have felt anxious and lost. Can I ask what support you have in place for yourself? It has really helped me to talk things out wit
My daughter is not well and has cut off contact with me. She is still communicating with my ex husband so I am able to be informed through him about the situation. My daughter has MI and has been hospitalised 3 times in the past but was discharged WAY too
Hi All,I am new to this forum, and I guess I wanted to share my story as I am finding it really difficult to deal with what happenned over the last 12 months and I am open to any and all advice. I had been in a 29 year stable and relatively happy rel
I am so distressed & concerned for my daughter's health. I have handed her such good information for help & she argues she has tried & been left wanting. She sits at her place nearly every day just in comlete fear & anxiety. Maybe I need t
Like many good folk here, I am a carer for a youth with serious mental-health issues and, like many folk here I face my own battles daily, constantly. To help myself mentally & physically, I try to walk a decent distance daily - the only exercise I am
I am the partner of a woman who is suffering from PTSD as a result of many years of domestic abuse (primarily emotional but also physical/sexual). To top it off, I also suffer from Anxiety & Bi-polar (primarily Aniexty nowadays). Our relationship is l
Hi all,I am a new member here (have commented on some other threads) and wanted to hear anyone's experience with a loved one undergoing ECT Therapy.My wife (18 years) has a diagnoses of BPD and major depression.In recent months has trialed a few
Hi My son 22years old, has been battling with adult diagnosed ADHD (recently diagnosed by a psychologist, although my son has been seeing a psychiatrist for over 12 months now) and has all the associated self esteem, drug abuse, mood swings etc commo
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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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