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When I was diagnosed with drug-induced psychosis in a psych ward, I never really believed it to be true. I always thought I had depression. I was taking drugs for a couple of years before I was admitted. I was also in a domestic violent relat
I've hesitated to write this for a long itme because I don't want to offend anyone who doesn't see / isn't seen by others as high-functioning. There was a time when I think I may have been offended by what I'm saying here. Please know I'm not writing with
I hate being an alter. I hate that no one sees ME. They see Jess “acting different”. No one asks ME how I’m doing. They ask “Jess”. And I’m stuck out right now for some reason and I can’t talk to anyone about it and it effing sucks ass.
I still remember the first time I felt it, even though it was 15 years ago. I had just disclosed to someone for the first time that I was self harming. And when they responded with caring and concern I felt this intense physical sensation. I don't kn
I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder which is a horrible mental illness. Very difficult to find people who understand what it is.
I find this really hard to write and talk about so im sorry if i start to rattle on. I was sexually abused as a child from the age of 6. I hated it but by the time i had finished high school i had accepted that i was just a child and that it wasnt m
After a long time trying to make sense of my struggles with MI, I returned to basics of logic to solve them.Ok, so social anxiety with my troublesome black and white mentality of the 1980's had to be confronted. This was well prior to bipolar diagnosis.Sh
A psych once told my wife- "you'll have trouble differentiating between his MI and his personality". A great wise statement that was. How do you divide the two? As you get older it becomes worse as memory loss becomes a factor confused with worseni
I believe I have BPD. This is a new revelation for me, sort of. I think I always knew something was wrong with me though. My father had BPD but was never diagnosed until 2 years before he died. He was mostly a miserable man. He hid his disorder from
Hi There, I have recently joined Sane. I have just recently moved to QLD from overseas and I was in New Zealand for 9 years.I am really struggling with being back home here.My husband is still back there.My parents are here my father has bad dementure/Alz
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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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