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So sorry was just booted from lifeline online because I was grey not black and white. People and there situation are not always black and white they can be grey. Anyone else feel like this?
Hi,I believe in talking about Mental Health. Even before I was diagnosed, I was so lucky to work for a big organisation that worked with the homeless.I worked as a Personal carer with 20 Aged care men in a Hostel. Most of these men fought for ma
I awake every morning, sore and weary having tossed and turnedand dreamed of being a character in a playstation game, wandering about collectingtokens and using my wand to blast things out of the way.I spend too much time playing'obviously.I awa
All i can feel is their hands and i try to make them go away by scrubbing my body clean but im so dirty and i feel disgusting and like im rotting from the inside out
This year I was sacked from a $230,000 a year job because I suffer mental health issues. The company doctor prescribed me some kind of drug after I told him I was feeling sad about not being with my kids. He warned me this drug could increase anxiety. I d
First time poster to say I need help is an understatement I'm a 35 year old mum to a 2year old and a 6 month old . Things are so tough since my son was born not in relation to caring for my children just in relation to me I hate myself and most days find
Good Day everyone. I just joined this forum and it appears that there aren't too many recent posts. Just wondering how many other people are out there. I have been struggling with steady depression, anxiety, and panic attacks for a littl
Hi, i'm a 25 yr old Female,i have a 4 year old Daughter,i work as a carer with Disabled people, i'm pretty independant to an extent as far as looking after myself in a materialistic/job/financial sort of way but emotionally i need any type of vice or crut
Hi y’all! Well here it goes! I was diagnosed a month ago and I’m having a hard time doing day to day things. I know some of it is the meds.But no energy and isolation has been hard. I was, what I thought, high functioning. My therapist said he doesn’t kno
Hi everyone, I have just discovered this forum today and thought that it would be a good opportunity to share my experience with ECT. I have had a very positive experience. I don't think that I am necessarily an anomaly in having had a positive expe
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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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