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HI I'M WONDERING HOW OTHERS HAVE GONE ABOUT TELLING THEIR BOSSES THAT THEY HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS? I AM STARTING TO GET ANXIOUS ABOUT DISCUSSING THIS WITH HER AND THE FACT THAT I AM NOT READY TO COME BACK TO TEACHING 2 DAYS A WEEK.DOES ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTI
I'm new here and ruok day my work triggered a lot of bad memories from my history of psychosis. It was at work for the clients and they had a morning tea for staff. It was well meaning but I mentioned to an organiser in as much words, that the morning tea
I have been suffering with Depression and Anxiety since I was roughly 11 years old, I am now 24.Last year in Nov 2014 I attempted suicide and somehow a miracle happened and I managed to survive.There was something or someone that needed me here because I
Hi, Im new to the forum and newly diagnosed 20 year old female. Depression, anxiety & disordered eating. Ive had self esteem issues since i was in primary school. I always felt like i was the odd one out because i was over weight. I was bullied,
My story of living with BPD is long and complex, yet I want to try and be as brief as possible, and answer any questions that folks may have about it. I am 38 years of age, and have suffered an immense amount of trauma throughout my life, includin
A few weeks ago I lost my much loved cat. He was the light of my life, in many ways my everything. He made me laugh at his crazy antics. He made me feel safe where nothing else could. He seemed to know how I felt and how to make me feel better. His death
early days being diagnosed with bipolar disorder spending time in a mental health unit adjusting to meds thinking that mental health advice had to be adhered to when after years embracing risky ideas And behavior I had started my own business And challeng
What is vulnerability to you? In today's world, strength is something that many of us admire. But what is strength? I'm sure many of us on here don't see it as some brute force. I see strength as openness, acceptance, to look at adversity in the eye and
Hi, I've been desperately looking for help for 5 years or more. I have been feeling suicidal every day for over a year now, but can't find any help. I have Alexithymia and excessive Anxiety issues that have combined to lead me to be effectively non-functi
HiI just turned up home from a hospital admission, not from an MI issue this time.I got a confirmation of a pretty nasty tumor in the lower intestines, which was really giving me some very odd symptoms.Anyway I know I have a fairly lon
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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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