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I had to go to hospital for surgery. On discharge sheet it said I had been diagnosed BPD in 08. 5 years later and no-one had told me. Which I understand cos of the circumstances. Most of what I read about it is either that we r mentally ill, or that we ar
I'm struggling.. Big time!A psychiatrist put me on new medication over a month ago, but doesn't seem to work. She asked me to go back to my GP for follow up as it causes me too much anxiety seeing her. My GP says the tablets could take another month 😞 ano
.The numbing down.The dumbing down.The meds settle and my brain goes sideways.I am so alone, most of the time.I somethimes just like my own company.The past 6 months were so busy and traumatic helping my elderly Mum into care, her fighting every inch of t
I am so pretentious,and conscientious,really so very vain... Mad as the "Hatter"But taller and fatter,I'm actually quite insane... Normalcy decrees,That I have a diesease,Originating in the brain... In come the normalcy police,Who want the
I feel insanely vulnerable even just being apart of a forum for mental health... It's something I can definitely say I've never really thought about being helpful till now. I'm 22, but the first time i dealt with depression was when I was 16. Since
I've been struggling with anxiety for a long time now. It's a daily struggle. I feel like I do everything I can to try and manage - antidepressants, psychologist, mindfulness, controlled breathing, yoga & exercise. Had an emotional discussion with my
hi,for some reason i feel like im on the verge of crying all the time and i dont know why it just really getting to me i told my son off for being naughty then had to cuddle him to stop myself from crying i dont know what the hell is going on
@utopia @Appleblossom and I all have more than a passing interest in the stories of our Indigneous People and so I have opened this thread for us and anyone else who would have something to the Historical Stories of the Cultures of our First Peo
I have been diagnosed with Dissociative identity disorder in the last 2 years. My diagnosis was a result of my mothers death and my teenage daughter revealing her 10 years sexual abuse by a family member. I sought help for depression and got a diagnosis.
Hi all,I had it all, loving partner, 2 beautiful daughters, house, cars, money, dogs, good jobsI'm 33 now, started seeing my partner when I was 24...things were greatWhen I was about 26 my personality began to change, I wasn't happy in my life, I was gett
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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.
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