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I feel like I might be opening up a can of worms here. But anyway… I had some really bad experiences last year which I want to share and ask to hear if others have had similar problems? But actually I feel like I need to start by acknowledging my o
I'm new to this but feel so alone & thus disconnected from the painful undercurrent of my mental health condition (anxiety depression, BPD, PTSD & complicated grief). What a trainwreck and the people left are critical i can't 'get a job' or stay i
Struggling with work and relationships.. Finding hard to tell the difference between being a lazy ..... and my illness. .I think I'm up but apparently am very quiet at the moment. Losing myself in Vidoe games .. losing touch with my tennage duag
On my break at work today I received a phone call from our case manager wanting to see how my mother in law is coping and we are coping. I lost it and started to cry and told him I am not coping. In fact I want to go back to a mental health unit whe
Hi everyoneI have a problem - I am addicted to my phone from calls texts and emails. I get so anxious when people don't reply back asap. I fear the rejection if I don't get a reply. I check my phone every few minutes. I don't know what to do. And if peopl
Hi everyone . I have just been diagnosed with Bi polar disorder . Finding it very difficult to come to terms with but also relieved that maybe just maybe the tablets that they are starting me on today works i also have been abused in my childhood by my br
Hi All, As there are a lot of new folks, and as I have pretty much stopped posting in my thread on 'Something's Not Right' because, well, things are pretty good right now, I thought I might do my actual mental health story here.This is pretty much th
Hi everyoneHow do others keep motivated? I have zero motivation to do anything at the moment. I struggle to get up in the morning to go to work, due to lack of sleep and motivation. I try to read a book but after a page or two I los
I had active PTSD for nearly two decades. After years of talking therapy I am symptom free.I recently experienced very early memories of abuse that happened to me as a child. I was getting images and thoughts. I've started talking to a psychologist and re
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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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