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I have gotten to a point in my life where I am increasingly aware that hurdles just get higher rather than lower.Despite having had just the one acute episode of psychosis, society is constructed to inform me it is me that must keep on keeping on, from st
Some people with Mental Illness also have substance use and abuse problems as well. They often use, to try to limit or better cope with the symptoms of their illness. I know, from first hand expierence, how hard it can be to give up substances
Am I a person of substance or just a fail,Am I attractive or just too pale,Am I intelligent or just deluded,Am I worthy enough to be includedAm I essential or can just be replaced,Am I admirable or just a disgrace,Am I strong or just too broken,Am I of va
Have started recently with a new counseller/therapist and finding it difficult feeling my way with communicatingmy feelings of loss over past years. Loss of loved friends,partner/husband and my general physical health.This has led to anxiety and depressio
Becoming a mum has made me so hyper-aware of how society loves to demonise mental illness in mums, or worse, demoniser the mothers themselves.It is most evident in mothering boards, where I frequently see a mum with PND get blasted for seeking a listening
Had a good day to start with celebrating a birthbiay party for a long time friend. Possibly because i'm averseto winter weather as the day wore on it started to get chillier and this leads to a 'down mood' but I wouldnot have the copyright to th
This is a 2 part question.1. What are some unhelpful things people wither say or do to you?2. What do you find helps? What do you WISH people could say or fo for you. Im hoping people with friends and family with MI see this and take note...ill answer in
Hi all @ Utopia here.Bad day today. Had to attend my two employment agencies today. One is linked to Workcover. The other is linked with Centrelink. I go into the Job network provider this morning to hand in my Centrelink Medical Cert. My Case Manager com
Having a good friend cannot be ever under rated. My pain pain from sciatica has been very troublesomeand a long-time friend has been helping me with shopping requistes. Indebted to her kindness and moraleboosting help which I have not taken for grant
Just looking for some coping skills with pending day surgery. Since the psychological trauma of watching my girl die suddenly in 2011, it seems to have split me open, resurfacing & exposing past trauma as if it were yesterday. Even a routine pap smear
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