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I have been miss diagnosed for years. I am almost sixty years old. My latest diagnosis is Temporal lobe epilepsy and Schizophrenia. I have just recovered from a psychotic episode lasting around three months. That saw me being kicked out of home while I wa
Well Life As I know it is completely turned around and every which way so many varying circumstances at once The Good,The Bad and the Downright Ugly of life ok Ill get to the point things have become so busy in recent weeks ever since the flat tyre theres
Hello, first time here.Just wanted to share my story so that it's out there. I moved overseas with my wife and daughter for 4 years. Everything was going well until earlier this year.Put all our savings into a house plus got a big loan under my wife'
So I recently got diagnosed with BPD. I was not overly surprised when my therapist read out the text book definition and I matched it word for word. My fears are now about the unknown next steps. What impact will a DBT programme have on my existing l
I was granted a level 3 Aged Care Package but can't access any services because I live in the Bush and will only self manage. Potential workers will not sign up with providers because of the amount of paperwork involved. To sign up with a self
Hey I’ve recently gone overseas to get dental crowns I was going there to get vaneers but they said crowns are better and now I’m really regretting it my teeth are sensitive and they look like before I’m very sad it’s really effecting me
Hmmmm. On my "journey" (lol - that's just called 'life'), my self diagnosis of autism is becoming more like self-diagnosis of normality. Most of my life I felt fine about myself, but at the same time detatched from society. How could that be? Th
This week (1st - 7th October) is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week, and the 2023 theme is ‘Be The Difference: Principles of Care’. To align with this theme, I was wondering if there was anyone with lived/living experience of BPD wh
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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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