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Hi everyone, I'm a 41 year old guy with Asperger's syndrome and schizoaffective disorder. I'm also the proud father of a beautiful 3 month old baby boy. Just navigating life through all the challenges and think I'm doing an ok job of it right now.
I'm new to this sort of thing online and so I'll probably muck some of this up. Where do I start? At the start I guess but it's pretty much a life of misery with 8 happy months. My earliest memories of my childhood is hating my mother and wondering why th
Can anyone help. I received an Email with a story from Kombibob titled "G'day from the Whitsunday Islands". Some of what he said really resonated with me and I was hoping to follow up with him but cannot find any reference to this. When I
I haven't been on these forums in a long time. About 18 months ago I got a new and really intense job - long hours, very stressful - and that absorbed me. I was diagnosed with DID a while ago but I figured it was a mistake because all my symptoms disappea
Hi there friends!It's been a little while since I was last a regular contributor of the forums, I thought I'd better do a little bit of an update to catch y'all up to where I'm currently at. As you all know, I graduated from Dip. Community Services l
I feel a lot of pain trauma plays with my mental health and sometimes it beats me I don't want to fight it because it caused a big anxiety attack I'm still fighting I've been through traumatic experience who can relay
Does anyone use or have used, a weighted blanket?I'd love to hear your feedback on them.Where did you get it? Would you recommend that company? Is it necessary to get a double blanket (I'm a big gal) or is a single blanket okay?What weight is your blanket
So I've discovered this forum tonight because I'm really struggling at the moment. I'm a 37 year old woman and since the age of 14 I have been dealing with depression, anxiety, an eating disorder, CPTSD and trichotillomania (hair pulling). Recently I have
Hi new here and just need to talk.I have PTSD and am a single father to a 15 year old with down sydrome. The last year or so has been tough as i lost the support of my parents with looking after my daughter after she got home from school until
I'm going through a really hard time where I just don't want to be around anyone, but I'm lonely. I'm trying to date but seem to be put off everyone I meet and just have no drive to be around them. How do I get out of this anti social behaviour?
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