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Hi everyone, my partner recently suffered a back injury and around the same time I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. He’s always a sensitive man and needs to feel heard and validated but now he’s feeling very down and I am also struggling with my d
My 26 year old daughter was diagnosed with Atypical Autism aged 14, she has a language delay and OCD type behaviour, attended a mainstream school with some aid but unfortunately was severely bullied which she still traumatised by to this day. She was give
Hi everyone, I am wanting advice, tips, resources for helping someone who is experiencing depersonalisation. The person (15) often feels disconnected from themselves. Eg. They will say something and then question "did I just say that? " or they will see t
Hi All :). The 3 Aim's of my Lengthy post: 1. I would like to share my story in the spirit of open communication in order to get recommendations for supports that can help me. Also , I would like to have discussions with carers on tackling
Hi and thanks for the add. Short version, since cancer diagnosis in autumn (down under) I’ve had to step in as primary care for a parent who has no insight, had numerous friends cut contact due to their behaviour, and the parent has abused me physically a
Hello, I have twin 5 year old boys and T1 has suffered from anxiety from a severe trauma when 3, but T2 has always been independent and overconfident until he got a severe respiratory virus in October. Since then he has developed high anxiety, super
I’m 32 and autistic with adhd (no formal supports yet as still getting reports to have my own Ndis plan) I have 3 children who are very boisterous and also autistic (2 of which are also adhd’ers) . All 3 children have pda profile, partner is in a mental i
Hi. I'm new to all of this and I'm glad I found somewhere that might be able to help me.I will give you the back ground to my question first.On the 28th of Dec 2022 I rang the police to carry out a welfare check on a friend of mine who lives 2.5hrs away f
My partner of 15 years has an undiagnosed MI. He has undergone therapy and seen psychiatrists however he disagrees with all the diagnosis. I refuse to Label him as I am not qualified and I absolutely am not impartial. He however has no issue with calling
Hi, my daughter has recently been diagnosed with bpd (amongst other things) and she was using drugs and alcohol for years to numb everything. She has given up the drugs and she did stop drinking for a while after her first admission in to psychiatric care
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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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