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Snowdrop | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

How do I keep myself sane enough to help my son

My son is late 30's and suffers from depression and also severe sleep problems. He lives in another state so our communication is via phone, text and email. He holds a job and works hard although finds the going tough due to his issues. He is single and l

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xorsted | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

hi

Hi, I have been married to my husband for 20 years. He suffers from major depression and anxiety. He has just come home from hospital and had another 6 rounds of ECT and I m so worried. I don't see any improvement. Just more vagueness. He is in bed 22 hou

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Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

feeling Mentally Blah ????

-- what would if my Husband said he is feeling Mentally Blah ???? @suzanne, @Mosaic, @NikNik, @CherryBomb, @Appleblossom xx Hubby has been feeling this a lot lately -- he is blaming the meds any ideas to help him will be great xx

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fmm | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Need to share

Hello, My partner and I have been together for just over 2 years now. We are about to be married, we are building a house, and I am 17 weeks pregnant. He has always struggled with depression however I feel it has gotten a lot worse since I fell preg

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sybill07 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

which way to turn

HiMe again.So we are at a really low point. Suffice to say, we can't pay the rent, and are looking very seriously at selling much of what we own, and living in a shared house/caravan or something.I really think that this won't be helpful as it will be inc

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querentxyz | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Caring for my mother

HELLOOOO!!!!!!! I want to write a post to tell my story about caring for my mother. I am in my early 30s and Mum is in her mid 60s now. I live with her normally but a couple of days ago I have just moved to housesit for my younger sibling in a suburb that

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Amyg | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I can see her crashing.

My daughter in law was diagnosed a year ago with bpd, after being put in a psych hospital for 2weeks. she is normally very bubbly and a great mum to her two kids.Lately I've noticed her withdraw from everyone and everything again, I have noticed cuts down

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

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Soverytired | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Depression is threatening my marriage

I'm so glad to have found this forum. DH has depression and it's threatening our marriage. 3 years ago, when our daughter was 6 months old, he told me he didn't love me anymore and didn't know what to do with his life. He saw a GP, got medicat

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itsRay | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Advice for getting help and who to see

We have a Problem with our son whom is 18 yo as well as trouble with doctors and processes for getting a diagnosis I have people lined up who want to help but he needs that all important diagnosis.His mother has cancer and I have medical problems looming

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