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Hi all, This is the first time I am getting my story out there as I am not sure how I can go about this. My wife suffers from depression. We have no kids (my wife is in her mid 40's and I am in my early 50"s, no immediate family in australia and hav
My 17 year old daughter has been in and out of a psych inpatient unit for adolescents for the last 2 years 6 months. It started with self harm and EDNOS. Then major childhood depression. Then the psychiatrist telling us she was making it up. My husband th
Hi again,I am pretty sure my mum is manic, which usually leads to her being psychotic. I can't go through this again.I tried to talk to her yesterday about how she is saying and doing things that she usually does just before she gets's sick. But she think
My daughter is nineteen and was diagnosed with BPD at the age of fourteen. She has also recently been diagnosed with Asperger's, which is something I have suspected for a long time. She has no contact with her father and lives exclusively with
My daughter has BPD and is in crisis at the moment, classified as high risk suicidal.She turn to her husband for comfort and me for support. I am worried sick for her and her three young children who are suffering.I'm a private person by nature and things
HI there, My wife and I have an 18 year old diagnosed with Depression and 2014 has been a tough year. He's been assesed at a Psych Ward and today has a support network of a GP and a Psychologist via his University. He seems happier than he w
I am brand new to this and so if I stumble a little or am a wee bit inappropriate or full on, forgive me. I'll try to be a good boy. My family, which wasn't exactly perfect in the first place, exploded and pieces of it ended up all over the world. W
Sorry to have missed the discussion about Christmas last night. I can relate to "Tired; just tired." I quit my job in October to care for my son who had been hospitalised with psychosis. The good news is that after 6 weeks he is now well enough for me to
My daughter lives with myself and my husband along with her 19 month old, we are currently going through what I think is a schizophrenic episode. She is undiagnosed at the moment and I have no idea where to go and what to do. I am falling apart
Hi All,I discovered this site today, and am looking forward to hearing other peoples accounts and advice. I'm a concerned sister (32), and would really appreciate it if I could get a better guage on how I can best support my sis.My dear sis (28) is curren
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