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Hi I have just moved to Australia 6mths ago from NZ (my hubby is Australian). We have 3 kids. I have been in this depressive episode for a little over a year now, thought moving countries would provide a fresh start and help lift it but unfortunately it’s
Hi, I'm 23. I have severe generalized anxiety, bipolar 1, ptsd, and depression. I lately have felt like I'm dying everyday. Usually after I eat or at work, it starts in my chest and spirals from there. I've tried a lot of deffdiffe things to cope like bre
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 am a 25 year old female and currently suffering with PTSD (to some extend) Anxiety and occasionally panic attacks. On Saturday the 20/01/2018 I lost my mother very suddenly and tragically. My mother had come down from Echuca to visit and consequent
Hi - I have only just found this site; have tried searching the forum for this topic but cannot find anything ... so apologies if this has been previously discussed.My sister (60+ years) has had mental health issues for many years - variously diagnosed as
Hi everyone, Firstly, thank you for sharing your experiences here. I've found comfort in the kindness and support of everyone in the forums, without having actually posted myself until now. A little introduction of myself... I am nearly 28
Hi, I’m fairly new to this forum Just a little background about myself. I was diagnosed with acute paranoid schizophrenia in January 2011. The hospital had put me on major psychotropic drugs . Years had gone by without any symptoms so I began to qu
every day my family suffers with depression we have had a lot of tragedies in the family, so many that its like something unbelivable just when we things were starting to get better another major tragedy happened the worst tragedy of all.two of
Hi, l have BP mainly depression. I am stable on medication well stable enough to hide the thoughts of suicide. Last week l was feeling pretty down and decided to be safe and phone my psychologist, he was on holidays and the guy l talked to was as useful a
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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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