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I went last night to check myself into a ward, but the hospital was very busy and I decided to leave after an hour and a half in the waiting room. Probably not the best idea I know, but I fear those places more than I fear prison. I don't know what Austra
I want to never gave to check into a ward ever again. I wish tyat option was on the table
Just been in bed,I had to get up I'm severely distressed with emotional pain .Went for a 12 km walk tonight,kept stopping with the sick feeling the world would be better place without me.Haven't had it this bad for a while,but feel that after 5 year
Hi! I'm the mum of a 9 year old girl who goes to a great school. Last week she was crying and saying she didn't want to go back to school as the kids on her table were making her feel stupid. I googled ways to deal with the situation and convinced her to
It's been a month now since my friend and I spoke online and 3 months since we visited one another.I was visiting him one saturday. I was fidgeting and couldn't sit still. I was talking rapid and jumping topic's. From 1pm - 4pm he didn't speak to me. He s
Hi all! I joined a little while ago, then life was good for a bit. Now it's not. A recap...hubby and I split in July...we had been trying and not, trying and not. I finally said no more on Sunday just gone. I think I am doing the right thing...but now I a
Hey guys. So here's the story. I'm a 24 yo health professional with a 3 month th old beautiful boy. Before and during my pregnancy I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression but didn't understand why I continued to be violent towards my partner by scream
I am so over feeling like shit. As soon as I start feeling a tiny morsel of normality, everything falls to shit again. I can't catch a break. People keep telling me that It will make me more resilient but I don't give a fuck about being resilient. I'm ove
Hi,This is my first time posting and I’m not sure how to go about it. I know I have bad anxiety and get treated for it but I’m also pretty sure I’m bi polar and a narsarcist. These are both traits my sister and I display. I’ve had the anxiety and depressi
"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change'I thought this was an interesting quote. What do you think? I'm feeling stuck and unhappy in my life.Is it better to do something....anything....that is different, than for thi
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