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Please can someone tell me I am not the crazy one.My Autistic son and I lost everything in the floods of 2013. My mother held my house as our Trustee. After the floods, my son and I wanted to move somewhere safer as it was too traumatic to go back to wher
Hi everyone 🙂I feel positive about having joined this forum.I'm an 18 year male, and in my 16 or so months of mental health treatment
Will I ever beat my OCD? I have a peculiar type of OCD which is related to contamination. Largely based around inhalation of chemicals such as Asbestos and/or other fibres. I think something happened in my past (knowing people affected) and also working i
Hi does anyone have experience with ect here and can share their experience? My team is looking into this option for my treatment resistant depression and I just wonder what it's like and how long you stay in hospitalThanks
I don't know where to start this post or what to say. I feel like I'm losing control. My mental health is up and down (I have depression and anxiety) normally and up until two days ago I was in a pretty good space. Two days ago I thought I was going to be
Hi, im 53 female, and am suffering from depression brought on by a breakup.. The relationship was abusi e and controlling, but only sometimes. Mostly it was really wonderful, but he was on the narcisstic personality disorder spectrum, so sometimes could b
Hi has anyone been so unmotivated with general stuff day to day. I really should be cleaning up, dishes need to be done and can't remember when I last vacuumed but I am so sick of doing this stuff and really can't be bothered with any of this, but then I
Hi, I am finding it really hard to get out of bed at least 4 out of the 7 days of the week. I have three children and they need me to be more focused but I am seriously not getting any where.We had to move interstate may 2017 because of a traumatic i
Not sure if this is the place for me or not. I have severe depression and anxiety. I'm 34, single, lonely (man that sounds desperate), and just need somewhere to discuss things without judgment. I don't usually use sites like this but thought I'd worth a
Hi, just joined up and wanted to say hello and give a brief outline of why I'm on here. I'm a 48 year old teacher with social anxiety and depression - only diagnosed 8 years ago but in retrospect these issues started in adolescence. Spent 7 years on medic
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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.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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