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Hi just a brief history October 2012 while I was just riding home from work on my Motorcycle a car just pulled out from my Left. I had no time to brake or take any evasive action. I just thought that this was it I'm dead. I remember hitting the car
Hi everyone,New to the forum. I have actually started a blog and wanted to share my first piece with you all. A change is a comin'Your actions are a powerful force for change. But can little ol’ me really make a difference? A few years ago I was dia
Well it goes right back into childhood.Be seen and not heard was a common held belief.Disfuctional family life. A mother with mental illness,but not recognised at that time.Emotional and sexual abuse. I developed anxiety around the age of seven
Yes, this is a rhetorical question. I work within the mental health field and my mental illness is the reason I work where I do; without it I wouldn't have the position. One of the reasons I am where I am is because I am stable enough to lead
I was talking to a guy yesterday with PTSD and OCD. The new changes to the DSP which went through the parliament on Tuesday means that anyone on the DSP cant be overseas by no more than 28 days a year. If they stay longer than that they lose their DSP and
Hello I suffer from a serious mental illness which makes me afraid to go out and enjoy my life. I hiberate at home. I feel as if im being excluded from society and im very sensative.
Hi im. New to this im so glad. There is a place like this for support in 2011 i had. A house fire and lost everything no insurence and my dad turneagainst me as it was his house. I found out that week i was pregnant which was something positive but had a
I love computer games, but unsure where to post this....Do you have a favourite game? I enjoy the role playing genre, a left over from my very ill time. I am very much into " Skyrim" and the modifications one can graft onto the basic game. There is a lot
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. What now? I feel as if it's confirmation things will get even worse - everything I've tried since school (work and courses to study) - I have not lasted more than a month in anything. I just ca
Do you find it hard to connect with others or have you lost friends due to having a MI? How do you broach this topic with new friends? How do you know when to open up? I read this insightful article by Michael Hedrick and would love to hear your thoughts
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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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