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granny9 | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Self care

Hi. Can anyone tell me how to self care without feeling guilty. I have 2 daughters, a mother and a sister that all struggle with mental health issues. A daughter who took too many pills 15 years ago and a mother who attempted self-harm 7 years ago. I have

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VanillaPear | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Bipolar 2 sudden break up

I’m a first timer and looking for any advice please. My boyfriend of 3 months received a bipolar 2 diagnosis and started on new medication about 5 weeks ago. About a week after his diagnosis he travelled overseas. Having recently returned he tells me he h

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ExhaustedCarer | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Can you get Centrelink if you haven’t done tax in ages?

So, family member I support is bad at paperwork but so am I! It’s the bad at paperwork/ life admin leading the bad at paperwork/life admin. All I know is that I desperately need to help family member to get the pension. Her medication bill is (if I worked

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Shasan | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Loving ourselves while healing from relationships

Dear community, As a carer, some of us are all too familiar with how mental illnesses or any illness for that matter can be a very emotional time for our loved ones who are affected + the carers. If you have been a carer from a young age or

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OtisB | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

I don't know what to do any more and I need help.

My girlfriend struggles with severe mental illness: she has been diagnosed with autism, BPD,. ADHD, and schizoaffective disorder. We have been together for eight years, and while there have always been difficulties, over the last year something has change

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Mylesh | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Partner of someone with bpd

Hello everyone my name is mylesh I am 26 and my partner has bpd, a quick back story I have been with my partner for nearly 3 years, it has been a challenge learning about her triggers and handling them when they would arise. we moved out on our own for a

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Crowtiger1 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Carer

Hi my first time writing something on this site. How do you when being a carer find time for yourself when the person you are caring for takes up most of the time at the moment.

Friends, families and carersCreated 5 years ago

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sgd | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Identification

My daughter has lost all her indentification, documents, banking cards, everything. She is in hospital at the moment but will probably be released in the near future. How can she replace all of those? Without them, she cannot access her bank or anything.&

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Ferret | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Anxious Agoraphobiac Monther-In-law

Looking for help with my mother-in-law (60). She moved to Queensland with her husband 4 years ago to be with my sister in law. Since moving up she never leaves the house unaccompanied and she doesn’t drive and is too nervous to learn the new bus system. A

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