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Am new to this..but seems a good place to vent..we've been together 15yrs. .2 1/2 yrs ago discover he has been hiding suicidal thoughts his whole life..GP prescribed pills which seemed to work but things went downhill til one night a year ago I got home t
Hi, I've moved in with my 84 yr old Italian father after my mother died 2 yrs ago. I work full-time and have grown children and grandchildren , so my life is quite busy.My father just expects me to do it all without any recognition for what I do. I have b
... She said she needed to goto a fundamentalist church every week to cope from mental breakdown.They were Bible quoters , usually stuff involving hell from abortion is murder, etc.She was also very pushy that I make a lot of money from eg computer scienc
I have previoulsy posted as "workthisout" however cant find my log-in details, so now posting as "workthisout1". Feeling yuk! BP wife still not medicated and I have been told once again to leave the house. Has also returned expensive jewlery t
I have found that when I am not coping as well as I should, journalling helps a lot. Writing down my feelings and thoughts, knowing that nobody else will ever read them, is liberating. There is a lot we feel and think as carers that we believe we could ne
From all that I have read, my partner is suffering from Bipolar Disorder. When he is on an even keel, he is the most loving, caring and sensitive person I have ever known but every couple of weeks, his mood changes and out of the blue he becomes irritable
Hi everyoneMy husband has recently been diagnosed with depression..... Prior to that, he believed he experienced anxiety. (I'm not sure if he self-diagnosed or was professionally diagnosed)The different diagnosis has really affected him. Normally when he
Hi, am really pleased to have finally found an online forum that is Australian based where not only can I vent but also ask questions and advice!! It has only taken me five years to finally find this 'safe' place! My partner of five years has schizo effec
My daughter (18) went into mental health ward thankfully after many months of trying to deal with mental illness by herself. I have posted before on some of the earlier issues we were having during her admission. But there has been a development. Somethin
Yep I'm new too. It would seem that my husband and I have hit rock bottom in recent times. After 20 years of looking after and loving him, with DEPRESSION, I finally told him that we need to start thinking about living separately for a period of tim
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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.
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