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Hi everyone, I'm just looking to vent, to be honest, but if you have an opinion on this, or have gone through this please let me know! I'm feeling really alone in the situation... I've grown up in a house with an alcoholic father, who is now sob
I just recently had an argument with my parnter. It didn't go so well. I felt like he wasn't understanding what I was trying to tell him in the way I felt hurt by him. I came across attacking and hurtful, same with him too. My partner has ASD and I have B
Hi my husband is a very heavy smoker. We’ve been married for 22 years and he was always going to give up but never has despite trying different methods, but he hasn’t tried for 5 years now He now spends over $20000 per year on smokes
I'm supporting a friend who I believe is very unwell. She hasn't eaten or slept properly in over a week. She's so physically weak that she can't stand for long periods of time. She's changed the way that she speaks and her beliefs that are different to th
TW suicidal and SH urge and intentions i got diagnosed with BPD and so I have issues in numerous parts of life which happened when I was growing up. There’s the abandonment problem, the emotion regulation and distress tolerant to na
Im finding it hard tonight with diagnoses. I mean Im officially diagnosed Bipolar 2 with Psychotic Features, Anxiety and Depression. But I might not have BP2 etc but it could be Schitzoaffective Disorder according to a Psychiatrist I used to see. Most of
Hi everyone, I am new here. I've started this message half a dozen times already! So I'm just gonna say my story as brief as I can. TW: AbuseContent/trigger warning (Highlight to read)My father is an alcoholic and very abusive. He started being
I am wondering how common conversion disorder is in response to trauma. I was initially presenting as though I had had a stroke, but it is now confirmed to be conversion disorder as it keeps flaring up in response to triggers.no one seems to know an
hello friends I have a bit of a break this afternoon so thought Id type about current progress despite daily everyday issues ,firstly Im back on my medication after being off it for months and it is helping to keep my mood even and prevent overthinking in
I know Im not well at the moment but for a while I have been questioning my diagnosis. Currently, I am diagnosed Bipolar 2 with Psychotic Features, I was never bothered by that diagnosis but recently I have been told that psychotic features only present i
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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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