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I already posted this as a response to some other posts, although thought it may be wise to post my short story here to let others know that there is a solution (as far as I know). This is my experience thusfar: So last night I discovered that purple
Hello. I am new here and would like to share what’s been going through my mind recently as i need to get it off my chest in some form and know im not alone. About 3 months ago my anxiety peaked. I got a case of chemical pneumonia and though I’ve always ha
Hi I am new to this forum and I am testing the waters to discover if there are other Trauma Survivors who identify as such and further who have a back ground in 12 Step Recovery via other Twelve Step programs who would like to join me as I seek to apply 1
I joined the carers forum and here I am on the Lived Experience forum...only a few months back I felt that I was managing, juggle full time work, family, multi-tasking, not taking a breath, carrying whatever landed on me..I've been doing it for years
I have never been a forum kind of person, or one to reach out or ask for someone to lean on. Even just someone to relate to, because we all know mental illness is a horribly isolating thing to live with. But, here I am. I'm 25. I have two beauti
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia 17 years ago and have had to work very hard to live a normal llife not a single day has gone by in those 17 years that i have not been tormented by my voices i have spent so much time speaking with several different sphy
Okay so I’ve been dealing with psychosis from having a bad trip for about 6 months now.I can’t really talk to my friends about it because honestly i Don’t feel like they completely understand. They don’t realise how much lsd can affect someone not just sh
Hi, I am new to this forum. I have been struggling to cope with life and it's challenges. I have suffered depression for a long time however medication hasn't helped and I'd really like to not feel empty and lost all the time. Not sure where to go for hel
Hi I have been taking some medicine for a few years which was given to me involuntarily. I have always been clear thinking, articulate and in good mood. It was an event that happened in the home of my parents, and they took me to hospital. I
Hi all,I have another thread asking questions about postpartum psychosis but feel i didn’t cover majority of what I wanted to ask/say.I am wondering if any mothers out there suffer from debilitating anxiety with their babies? I have three children (6,4 an
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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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