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Hi, I've have recently learnt my son has been feeling suicidal, anxious , depressed and mildly paranoid. He has also told me of risk taking behaviour with drugs.He came home to me for a short break during which time I got him to a GP and an assessment wit
Hi, I've been playing with the idea of joining a forum for weeks but haven't had the courage to step out of my very isolated existence - my first thought being that nobody will understand. Reading some of your stories I realise that I am not alone.I
wow the little faith i had in government bureaucracy has just vanished. So, you might remember my husband is applying for DSP, and we registered with a employment agency that understood that and was helping him to find some part time work, in accor
My partner recently went to see a doctor as he has been experiencing PTSD symptoms. He has shared with me that he thinks they stemmed from the death of his sister when he was 22 (now 38) and also the trauma he experienced when he was a voluntary fire figh
Hi Everyone, any advice would be appreciated. I've had a really tough time supporting my partner who has been going through a rough patch, which started with losing his job late last year. Before this, he's had a history of building up a
Hello everyone , We have a Psychiatrist appointment next week and I would like to know ; what Questions do you ask ??? so we can get the most out of the appointment
I heard about Open Dialogue, which began many years ago in Finland, started by a practitioner named Jaako Seikkula, this week on Radio National.Does anyone have information about practitioners using this approach in the ACT?If not in the ACT, in NSW?My ad
Our sister is mentially disabled. Not quite sure the official name, but it's like a type of autism. One minute she may be fine, and able to function fine for weeks or even months. Then it's a disaster with police, health professionals and etc being involv
Hi Me again - grumpy cow. V grumpy today after yet another entire day spent on the phone and at Centrelink. How have people found help in their experience? I feel like I'm following rainbow trails, and nothing to show for it. Someone will sugges
we have been together nearly 10 years, he has major depression, and at the beginning the sex was great. now 10 years on, my partner has changed medications several times, including blood pressure, but there is no intimacy between us. i know he wants
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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.
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