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i feel shy ive never done this before. i don't know what i need. i feel close to giving up. i want to know if otherpeople struggle like i do or just know what its like to have lived my while childhood with abusive parents and DV. ive been in therapy for y
I have been looking for a new job for some time. I found out yesterday I have been offered a job as a teller with a bank 2 days a week (10 hours). This is my dream job! I can't believe I held it together for the interview. I currently have a job 7 hours p
Hi All, I am a single father. I am finding it difficult to cope with only seeing our three year old son twice a month at a contact centre. My ex-partner left me in December, 2020 and did not want to give me any access at all. I had to go through th
TW: Sexual content I've been married 29 years. 15 or so years ago my wife's boss, a speech pathologist, told my wife the reason I'm strange and don't fit in is that I am an aspie. Despite having reasonable resources I've never bee
Hi Group, I just wanted to say that no mater what illness/es you may be suffering, I am very impressed by the level of honesty shown by the members of this forum. It is refreshing to be able to both 'speak my mind' and read other people's anecdotes, witho
Hey all passing. Just sitting here reflecting on how far I have come in my mental health journey and safe to say I’m feeling good. Things are getting better day by day. But will they ever be perfect? Not sure at this stage just wanted to hear some in
Hi Everyone, The issue I am going through is possibly something many members have been through, or maybe can relate to. I would love to get your feedback. Long story short: A particular person in my/our lives is someone who offe
Hi, this is my first time posting posting on anything like this but I’ve been reading some the stories on this forum and they’re all so honest and raw and terrible and beautiful at the same time. I would really like to share mine.My life was so good up un
I am 44 years old and I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type One in 2004, my child was only two days old when I went into Postnatal Manic Psychosis. Which is a rare event... so I'm told... it occurs in approximately 1% to 2% of 1000 women after childb
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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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