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Hi All.I'm new here and I'm not sure if I'm even in the right place.So my partner and I have been together 25 years with 7 children.In that time he has never been diagnosed as he feels its a western label ( mental illness)Over those years we've dealt with
Any advice please on supporting a much loved but completely dysfunctional 27yo adult child living at home with severe adhd and refusing to engage with mental health support? Current situation not helping him, nor my wife and I. We're all sinking, going no
I've gone through alot of truma and huge life changing experiences such as (short version) drug addict parents who couldn't look after me, living in a poor family where there was literally no hot water, electricity and bare minimum of food, 3 years o
Hello all, it’s been a while since I posted, mostly because I’ve been an ostrich trying to bury my head instead of facing my reality. Firstly I’ve had an exceptionally difficult 6 months, I lost both of my beautiful dogs, who I loved so very mu
A long time ago in a very distant land there were a book slid from the dusty shelf. And a story shook from inside there and a picture made in duplicate formed amid the dust. Though, there were a variation to be be recognised between the pictures, and that
I think my partner has bipolar. All of the signs and symptoms have been there for years and it has only clicked with me this week that this could be a possibility. How do i tell him my concerns and ask him to be assessed for bipolar?
Hi. I'm new here. Am very much wishing to connect with people who have had a similar experience. My daughter has tried to suicide twice now, the second time so so lucky she didn't succeed. We don't know anyone who has been in a similar situation to us and
My husband admitted himself to a mental health ward and was sectioned. I don't understand the process, and no one tells me anything. He's is an assessment area where full restrictions are in place, yet they told him on admission he would be placed in a le
My partner has borderline personality disorder. He is on multiple medications but never takes them consistently so they’re not very helpful. He knows all the strategies to use to help himself feel better, but rarely uses them - always with an excuse.
Hi there, I’m new here. I’ve come across this forum and hoping I can chat to people who are going through similar experiences. I’ve been supporting my husband through a number of mental health and physical health issues for a number of years. I
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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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