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Yesterday my older teen decided that she would abscond from my care and take trains and just ride around visit opsops. She planned this: took alternative clothes, 2 books to read, left her phone at home. She told me (afterwards) tha
After dreaming about it for more than 25 years but putting it off to keep others happy, at the end of last year I finally got my motorcycle licence and a bike. After a most relaxing ride this afternoon I thought this would be a good idea for a threa
Hi everyone, I recently finished reading Stop walking on eggshells by Paul T Mason and Randi Kreger and would loveeee to discuss the book with people that had read the book, used some of the strategies etc. another awesome book I ready was I hat
Hi Everyone I am wondering if anyone else here has a family member with borderline personality disorder. My son’s wife seems to have this condition and I am very worried about him and my grandchildren as well as my daughter-in-law. Already he has been cut
My 11 year old daughter has OCD among other things and its so tricky to help her as her obsessions are around dying. Just so heart broken for her and its hard to keep my mental state in check with so much care and worry.
TW: Abuse Hi all. Currently feeling a bit alienated. My father's dad, my beloved grandfather passed a few days ago, whom my dad cut ties with a decade ago. I am a 20 year old immigrant, having moved to Australia with my family at the age of
Hi,I’m not sure where to start, but I’m struggling, my husband is on his second inpatient admission in the last 8 weeks, firstly for treatment resistant depression, he had TMS and I was so hopeful that this would work, he seemed better but this last
Hi everyone! My partner was recently diagnosed with bpd and it's become increasingly hard to support them. At the moment we're having an extremely rough patch within our relationship due to some terrible things I've done but we have engaged with
Hi everyone, I've been married for 7 years but together with my husband for around 18 years. In the last year, he has struggled with bad depression and suicidal ideation. Last May, he went to the psychiatric ward for 2 weeks, and since then it's been a sl
I have two best friends who are going through some things and I just want to know how I could best support them and be there for them as some who also come from a place of struggle with my own mental health one on my friends is struggling with grief
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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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