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Hi All, Just wanted to share a snippet of my experience with Bipolar Disorder. I met my ex October 2013. We got along straight away. He was so affectionate and full of life even a bit too intense compared to my past relationships. I really liked that beca
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Hi I fell I need to share my situation with someone who understands. My younger son has been suffering with anxsiatty and depression for about 4 years. Hi condition is taking a huge toll on the whole family. He can be agressive and is totaly non com
My son was diagnosed with SAD and is responding to treatment gradually, however he quite often recedes after several weeks. He lives alone due to a recent breakup and I feel absolutely helpless to the point I don't know how to help him or even if he needs
Hi All, As explained in some of my earlier posts my wife suffers from Bi Polar. However recently my anxiety has kicked in with a vengeance I do not know the triggers of it and I have been hospitalised twice in the past week for it. I guess w
I've been caring for my partner of 8 years who has bipolar , PTY, diabetes , fybromyalgia, sickle cell, anxiety disorders and so far that's all he's been diagnosed with but still ongoing.He doesn't work and is on a pension . I've worked full time this who
Hi, my sibling has some mental health issues and I need some advice on what to do next. They have always had some anger issues since they were very young but seemed to manage them most of the time. However, things came to a head about six months ago. A se
I would like to start by saying that my partner IS trying. He is seeing 2 Psychologists, a psychiatrist and has a good relationship with his GP. He no longer uses drugs, has given up alcohol and caffeine and takes his medications religiously. I do acknowl
Just want to say how disappointed I was today to find a bag with marijuana dregs in it on the couch today. I asked my 17 yr old son if it was his and he looked guilty and said "yes, but he's only been smoking it occasionally and it won't cause any harm."
I just told my husband that he is being rude and unkind to our son and needs to stop. It went down like a ton of bricks, which I knew would be the case, but I need to speak up for my boy because he is not old enough to do it himself, and when hubby isn't
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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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