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Having had a breakdown about 18 yrs ago and slowly over that time endured panic attacks, anxiety & depression finally thought had successfully got most of me back but then menopause hit and for the last 3 years have had a rollercoaster of ups and down
Hi I would like to share my experience and views on discrimination against the mentally ill.I've suffered from mental illness' since 2008. And since that time I' ve honestly been through a hughmugnus amout of hell!. And honestly still experience hell, and
Hi everyone, this is my first post. I had chronic anxiety for many many years. Was diagnosed way too late at aged 30, with OCD. Had CBT then and went on meds, both of which helped a lot. I was on meds for 15 years, the last 5 of which I was slowly cutting
My 3 year old granddaughter has a large bruise on her leg and Im concerned that its not an accident and that my daughter or her boyfriend have lost it and smacked her too hard and caused this bruise. Know they smack her on the leg. Im totally against smac
Hi, I don't know about where other people live but there is no mental health support,where I live. Twelve month wait for public mental health and 10mths plus for prvate and even then I had a horror experience with private mental health professional. My pr
I was with someone that felt like my soul mate, although we were together for only a short ime, it was such a strong connection. After a night of drinking, the alcohol sent me into a very depressive state and I started telling him of my thoughts of s
Just finished watching the Man Up series on the ABC. Another series seemingly written/produced/directed by people with good intentions but have no idea what it actually feels like. From my point I would/could never go up to friends/relatives/strangers and
Hello there, everyone, after 8-10 months of this year in the deepest, darkest head space I've ever been in, I'm starting to feel as though I'm turning a corner and am on the way up...for a little time, or long time, how would I know? I have a chroni
Am so embarrassed and ashamed to admit this - but I've been drinking again these past 2 weeks & everyday bar one - for the past week.So of course my mood is low. Depression and alcohol don't mix. I can't work on my anxiety. I don't want to listen to o
Two months ago my eldest daughter died by suicide. She would have turned 23 years old in two days. I read her diaries and discovered that she had been raped when she was 19. I am sure the assault was the tipping point for her into a downward spiral. But t
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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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