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Mavis | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Jealousy

Hi everyone This is my first post here and I am just looking for a little advice. My daughter has been diagnosed with a general anxiety disorder that sometimes becomes depression. She sees a psychologist but not regularly as her psychologist is very popul

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Cynthia | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Income Protection Insurance?

Hi all, I'm new to the forums. I actually registered a while back as I have a sister with Bipolar who was quite unwell, however more recently my husband has been struggling with mental illness and I now find myself worrying about how we are going to

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AprilBlue | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Repressed memories

Hi allWhat I'm about to write are some of the ugly thoughts that I have been having that I can't admit to anywhere else because I don't want to be seen as being selfish but I need to get it out somewhere - sorry in advance that I'm going to sound lik

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Wishdream | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Feeling helpless

Hi All. I'm new here.I have been with my partner for the last 9 months. Things happened very fast. We live together.After lots of alcohol abuse and ups and dowms he admitted to having bipolar.He is refusing to get treatment.I recently found he has been hi

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AminaMay | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Getting someone committed - system doesn't work

<br>Hi Everyone,<br>My family is in a horrible situation with my brother. He's in is late 30's and has two young children, his wife left him late last year. Amongst ice, marijuana, other meds and alcohol he has an undiagnosed mental condition

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etherial2 | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

family off meds

I actually have 2 brothers diagnosed with paranoid psychoses (delusions). They are verbally aggressive & have push everyone away accept mum who enables them. Mum is a difficult person, an alcoholic recently diagnosed with slow growing terminal cancer.

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Jennifer | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Partner has recently been diagnosed

My partner of 19 yrs has recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia. In the spirit of full disclosure, we were smoking heroin for 13 yrs & have now been clean for 6 yrs now. He is now 39 & I'm 35. I remember on a few occasions, he would tell me he

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Jane9 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

When our partner's needs trump ours

I have worked so hard on setting boundaries and creating better social supports but resentment continues despite improvements in our relationship and having a partner who is mostly kind, generous, considerate and loving now I've put my foot down. I though

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