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Must say that having read a few entries I feel my problems are small. My husband is a Vietnam veteran with PTSD. He spent many years lost in an alcoholic fog and was verbally abusive to me and at times his children. I protected them as much as possible. T
hi All, fellow like minders,how are you all today? some people may know that I have been concerned about my son who lives East from where I live. Last year, he had spent about a month in hospital with diagnosed psychosis. It was brought on by pot. We both
As a sufferer of chronic fatigue (cfs) and recovering from OCD,I found that sufferers have to responsible for themselves.Just taking care of themselves everyday to be a little better off.Simple things that can be done to get through a day.Things like:eati
Dh is going through one of his really low periods, but I am battling to find the right way to show support. He hates if I try and say encouraging things, he gets irritated. He also gets annoyed if I try do practical stuff, saying that I am too controlling
Hi. I am the very proud fiancé of a wonderful person who has a lot of complex issues. We have been together for nearly 2 years and only 4 months into our relationship my fiancé was hospitalised. Since then he has had x2 hospital admissions and almost fort
Today on Radio National, interview with Patrick Bracker, Critical psychiatry network member from Ireland.Are there critical psychiatry practitioners in the ACT? This approach... of a team focusing on respect, values and a meaningful life makes sense
Our little family has just had yet another wobbly week. I was feeling very disheartened and overwhelmed last week. I had a severe headache, was feeling financially stretched, fed up with things at home breaking, had motherhood overload, and and and..Then
I am worried about my dh (ptsd). He is doing all the right things. but he has increasingly become fixated on his belief that he is evil, because of what happened during his military service (not with Australia, with our birth country). He has that no one
Interesting article on the NDIS roll our and how it is likely to impact on consumers and carers. https://mhca.org.au/general/getting-ndis-right-people-psychosocial-disability
Hi. I'm in Perth attending theMHS conference for work. It was suggested last night during the Tuesday topic that I could note some of the highlights here. I contemplated whether or not to use the carer or consumer forum (as I am both) bu
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