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Hi there,I have been in hospital about 15 times with bipolar. every time i come out its like rehabilitation. I mean I get so so bored and feel like only half my brain works. i found i have to learn to be myself again. I don't know if anyone else feels lik
Hi everyone,I thought I would let you know that I am feeling better and not in a dangerous place anymore. I'm not sure why this is happening to me, my only guess is that I am entering menopause and the fluctuations are making what is already a difficult l
Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read) Hi! I'm a new member. I'm a senior and newly retired due to Heath issues, and feel very alone. My family have all passed away, including my children. my friends have either moved interstate or have p
I'm not happy about it. It's 4pm and I'm still here. I didn't win pools. However, I do have one of the cleanest houses on the street. Had to do something to keep busy.I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS!!! I'm living and everyone is or would be happy about it if the
Hello and thanks for reading. After coming off a treatment order, I decided to take up private health-mostly so I can be more proactive in my mental health treatment. Does anyone know what kinds of treatment I can access having private health? I was just
Hello gentle Sane forum folk, Let me tell you a story. All of it is true. It takes place a decade ago in a large country town where I used to live. I had just been struck down with my first ever bout of psychosis and was convalescing following a very suic
I have been playing soccer pools for about six years now. The numbers for pools are chosen by draws; each number corresponds to a soccer match. If it gets a draw, that number is picked for pools. Using some statistics and intuition, I can reduce the numbe
I am really struggling today due to my mental so-called 'ill health'. I hear derogatory voices still willing me to take the path of self destruction. It is really winding me down and I feel so exhausted because of it. I went to the GP today to see why on
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So, barely holding onto reason and life here. I tell my counsellor yesterday that I am so ready to suicide, so exhausted from poverty and other issues in my life that I only need one thing to go wrong and I will be in dangerous waters. So I come home and
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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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