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I'm male 34 from the Golden Planes Shire area in Victoria. My own life hasn't been great. I've always described it as being lost in translation, but unfortunately it is worse than it's ever been.I have to be honest and say that I don't have any support re
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We've been having lots of discussions here at SANE about our future strategy. One of the most interesting aspects of that has been working out how to describe what we do. Should be simple, right? Well, no. Turns out it's not. As we've discussed many times
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Hello everyone As @Former-Member said in another thread ;as depression can really impact motivation.Often times with depression it is not that people are lazy, rather their brains are not producing enough dopamine to give them the motivation to
as I have posted in here many times of late you are probably quite familiar with my situation. But in a nutshell my partner of 6 years has schizoeffective disorder and was recently hospitalised for the third time in the last six years. As we were able to
My mum has bipolar and has schizophrenic tendencies. She has recently stopped her schizophrenia meds because she said she feels better without them. The first week or 2 were not so bad but now she has become increasingly paranoid. She thinks people are br
Hi, this is my first post and I would love some advice. Yesterday I finally begged my daughter to have coffee with me after not having seen her for about 10 months (she moved out of home about 18mths ago because we had a fight over her use of pot and
Hi everyone,<br>I have posted once before as my brother was unwell and was admitted to hospital about two months ago. <br>This is the second time he has been admitted and to date he is still not back to the person he was. &
Hello everyone. My husband of 17 years has been living with varying levels of depression for as long as I've known him. 10 years ago he had a significant break and was diagnosed and medicated. He has been on medication for most of that time with only shor
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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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