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Hi friends, I'm Meatloaf (she/they). I get by okay. My self care plan is regular exercise, mindfulness, eating well, abstaining from alcohol, using CBT to manage anxiety, regular social outings, keeping my home clean and tidy and working part time in a ro
frustration,Anger,annoyance,Jelosy,Missing someone? do I seem self centred ,selfish,or maybe too caring ? am I an attention seeker? Im trying so hard especially during Lockdown,maybe I should go for a walk tomorow for like an hour and a half or something,
Hi, I'm new, am not even sure if I'm writing in the right place (computer unsavvy). I need to tell my story, but it's so long, as abuse began for me at age 7, and I'm retired from regular work now. I have to say everything, because one thing led to anothe
I had been looking for a place since February of this year. Inspection after inspection, clicking the 'submit application' button multiple times. Enquiring about rental properties left and right. Weeks and then months passed. But finally I had found
Hi. My first post. Really feeling ashamed today. I have mental health problems and night terrors.Ive moved back to Sydney. I’m an artist and cleaner. Today I couldn’t work. I had a few drinks last night. I rang again a guy I went out with when I was 15!!!
Hello Everyone. As a young person struggling to find work due to inexperience, shattered confidence and recovering from depression I was wondering what has worked for others. What would you suggest to "get a foot in the door"? I struggled to finish a univ
ANZAC Day, Hello everyone just thought I would share a post about Today remembering all service men and women from all conflicts past and present as well as their families the Many Dawn Services as well as R.S.L get togethers, the Marches and Speaches , t
I posted for the first time yesterday. I'm doing it tough at the moment. I really want to leave, it's ok, I can't and won't, I have animals that need me, that have also suffered in life. Interesting that I value the health and mental health of my animals
Has anyone ever been in a place where a BPD diagnosis ("quiet' for me if at all) comes with such stigma and shame that it feels like a death sentence? Where even friends who are also progressive mental health professionals admit to caution and judgement b
First post here. Chose the username PeaceAndJoy as an aspiration rather than my truth right now. Still, every little step in the right direction will help. It's hard to find the words right now. My body and mind feel tense, contracted. I had a sound heali
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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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