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I have schizophrenia. Diagnosed at age 36. I'm now 45. I am so sick and tired of old boyfriends and former friends re-inventing the past in light of my diagnosis. I have people saying I was always crazy. I was always sick.
I've been creeping around the forum but since I haven't written anything yet, thought I'd make a start.Forums like this are helpful. As I read, I learn and pick up new ideas - Thank you.I have PTSD and I am a carer too. Mostly I manage quite O
One thing I get constantly frustrated by is people, both professionals & others, saying things like 'you need to move on, forget about what happened & live for the future'. They make it sound so easy, as if you can go to bed then wake up & all
Hi everyoneI thought I would say a bit about my story and why I am on here. I probably should have written something a few weeks ago when I first came on. But here goes:Six years ago I was seeing a psychologist for work stress. After a f
So what else is new! 99 Per cent of the time im like this. I feel well and truly stuck. Unable to move forward. Ready to walk away from everyone and everything. Feeling toxic, contaminated, angry, ready to explode. Not much else to say really.
I am struggling today as its my dads birthday and I can't see him. He and my mum are not talking to me they abandoned me after I told them of my childhood abuse 5 yrs ago.I'm trying to stay busy but he keeps coming up in my mind.So emotional it's so not f
So today i tryed to reach out to my family and mend a few bridges but i was left standing alone. I said that I am so sorry for all that i have done, i have lost my ways and i need help and not one has said a thing to me. I have been crying out for help fo
I feel as if sometimes no one listen to me iv been through alot n im writing this to help u understand but i also want to understand it myself but dnt know how, well when i was younger i got abused sexually and i let go of it when i was younger but its st
I a mum of 2 beautiful girls a 2 year old and a 6month old. I was diagnosed with post natal depression and anxiety when my second was 3 months old and am currently medicated for it . It all started with panic attacks everytime i had to leave the house by
This is my first post in the SANE Australia forums, and I suspect it won't be my last.Hello, all. I hope, given it's a Friday, that everyone is feeling a little bit better than Thursday, and a whole lot better than Monday; I know I am. These days, though,
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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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