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Supporting someone with mental illness can be exhausting, especially emotionally, but so many people don't seem to understand this unless they've lived it themselves. How do you articulate it to them anyway? Sometimes, sharing what goes on for me in my pe
I recently became overwhelmed with stress and exhaustion from months of dealing with multiple juggling balls. I'm a full time student, part time carer, part time step parent, volunteer, worker, and I also have bipolar disorder and a history of other menta
I was just wondering how everyone else copes with the financial challenges of having a mental illness in the family. Currently three of my four family members are on a range of medications for a mix of things: me for depression, my daughter for anxiety an
Hi Everyone, Im new to this forum but Im not new to mental illness. My brother was diagonised nearly 17 years ago, as a 19 year old with Bi-polar, he is 36 this year. Im two years older than him and its been a tough, heart wrenching time for me
In short, this is not going to be a short problem.....But I've been dwelling on it for a long time about a year, since my father passed away from Mesothelioma.Like some input, please, can my darling friends read and reply??Last March, my father passed awa
Hi everyone, When I saw the title: 25 Best Websites That Save Time and Stress When Giving Care ..& I got very excited... until I realised it was USA focused. There is definitely a lot of helpful information on the sites they recommend, bu
Hi Everyone This is my first post. I have a 22 year daughter who is hell bent on taking her life, no amount of support, love, attention from us is making an ounce of difference. I have another daughter who is disabled with a condition that will eventually
Hi,I have a partner who is bi-polar he can have short bursts of mania, a few days and then very long depressive periods. He is on meds and I am one of the lucky ones in the he does recognise that he is bi-polar and he needs his meds. Unfortuna
HI all new to his not sure how things work and not real good with words, so if i say something i shouldn't i will say sorry now. just wondering if someone has any idea about delusional disorder
Hi everyone, I'm called Hobbit. I'm a moderator on this forum, which gives me the wonderful opportunity to read through vastly complex, often sad, often happy posts from everyone. I'd like to thank everyone for their wonderful insights and for sharing the
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