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Hi. I am 41. I started hearing voices in February of 2012, aged 36. I hear them outside my head. Up until then, I had experieced social anxiety, and some depression. I was very very self absorbed, and insular. The first 6 months the voices were there they
Hi! I'm new to the forum but have so many questions. I had my first psychosis a few months back which has hit me like a tonne of bricks. I'm 45 & it has rocked my world. I want answers! Will this happen again? How common is it in middle age? Why do I
I was initially diagnosed with a-typical psychosis and not enough symptoms to warrant the diagnosis of schizophrenia when i was 26 after my sibling was murdered and in post partum period when my baby was 4 mths old. later diagnosis was changed to sc
Hello,I have been told ASD is not a mental illness? Is there people here on the spectrum? I haven't been diagnosed but I like to find out more about it, as it has been suggested that I'm on the spectrum, formerly Asperger.What does that mean for people wh
I am so behind in my study it isn't funny and I'm not sure what to do anymore I'm getting more and more upset.I have never missed a due date until now. I was sick in hospital and have just missed a lot of school as I have been sick and yeah. My school is
hi guys, im sam. im 29.... 30 in a months time. earlier this year i had a bit of a break.psychologically. i live with my mum n.we were moving house something i could tell she was stressed about. i was working an unfulfilling job fulltime for a bunch.of je
hello to you in the stars above, i cant believe is been 15 years since i seen you last ill never forget the memories we shared or the torment that lead to your untimely death. just 9 years old still a whole life to lead but things go wrong and things chan
Eleven years have passed as of today. Eleven years since my first episode that landed me in hospital in a psychiatric unit. I remember it well, thinking that the on-call Psych (I was admitted after hours) thought I must be crazy. I remember thinking of al
Wow. I don't even know how I'm feeling. Besides absolutely shattered.Who can afford to have a mental illness? I have BPD along with other things and I've just found out DBT that is directed for BPD is $400 for two sessions a week. WHAT ON EARTH?!?!?!?!How
I live with bipolar and have for many years. I've had 2 hospital admissions over 17 years. When I was in my late 30's my bipolar seemed to start affecting everything in my life. I had a breakdown and didn't work for 2 years. I had another in 2015 and am w
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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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