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I'm sure this is a topic that must have come up before, but just thought I'd post about it as it has been of great help to me in my role as carer. Basically I realised a couple of months ago that I was quite codependent in relation to my husbands mental h
Hi.I saw this today and thought you might appreciate it. I love the sentiment behind it.http://www.boredpanda.com/husband-writes-reasons-love-wife-depressed-molly-murphy-tim/Keep up the good work of looking after your loved ones. Lucky2015
Hi I have a growing suspicion my good friend is ill with bipolar II disorder. The reason why I think this is stems from when I described her mood swings to another person who has some experience with mental illness, they suggested it could be bipolar
Hi everyone This is my first post to a forum and I really need help. My gorgeous son who is creative, vibrant, caring and hilarious...is being swallowed by the 'black dog'. For the past 5 years we have seen the episodes of depression rob him of his life a
My 19 year old has recently been diagnosed with BPD. It has been a tough few years and we knew something was not right but had no idea what it was. She had a baby 6 months ago and things have pretty much fallen a part since then. He behaviour is so opposi
Hi Everyone, thanks for the add, this is my first post 🙂 A little background of us... I am the sister of a man that was diagnosed with paranoid delusional schizophrenia 5yrs ago, where Dad and I are the objects of alot of his paranoia etc.Mum died
Hi everyone, Our Mum was diagnosed with Bipolar/PTSD around 15 yrs ago now. In the past 3 years her memory and cognitive functioning has deteriorited so badly that this is impacting her quality of life far more than the depression/anxiety that has debilia
This is my first post. I came here because ... I guess I'm looking for some advice as to how I can somehow be me, rise above the struggle and not feel like my life is being smothered and stolen. My husband and 19 yr old daughter both have depression and m
Hello everyone. As some of you know my husband is currently in hospital - we are now into week 7. He was up in front of a panel today to state his case (I think that's what it's about). I haven't heard the ourcome yet. His Psych rang me the other night to
My lovely caring mother has bipolar disorder and she has had it through our whole life, she has 7 kids and we are aged between 19-38, myself my twin sister and little brother live the closest to mum and she lives in a tiny cottage town that literally has
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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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