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I was born in the city but not long after we moved to the country, a few different places but we wound up settling in a remote town a couple hours away from anywhere worthwhile. It was a town where your last name defined your status, we didnt have a name.
Does anyone have any experience with persecution delusions? My partner was diagnosed approx 8 months ago and the thing i am finding hard to deal with is supporting him and myself while he thinks and feels I have done something to him to harm him or I am p
TW: Medical Procedure Details I was never one for the whole dear diary person, writing something that no one will read I never understood. I have it in my head already whats the purpose. Dont get me wrong, Im not knocking it, it works for peo
So I've aired a lot of issues on these forums in the hope that somehow it will solve my problems, but alas, the problems seem to keep coming! I'm waiting for that magical moment in life when I will be 'fixed' and have no more problems! It's the kind of th
Hi All, Sincerely hope everybody is travelling well (or at least reasonably). Happy New Year! I have a writing certificate and have published two books in the past (which were both hard work but awesome experiences). I’m schizophrenic
that’s a big question? What do we believe it comes in all different forms, religions is a belief, when we believe in someone or something or when we get unwell and believe something is happening when people tell us it’s not. When we believe that we are a
Sometimes, I look at all these threads and peruse quite a few of them and then feel overwhelmed. It’s very sad what a lot of us go through. But I just hope that many people on these forums can get the support that they need, whether that’s therapists, med
I've recently moved out of my car and into a lovely 3 bedroom home in the Huon Valley. Its a rural setting, roses, completely furnished. I am not without my blessings. (Although the rent is mental!)Simultaneously, and increasingly, I have been experiencin
I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia in 2006 and began a raw food healing journey in 2011 whereby I lost weight gained from antipsychotics. Last year I relapsed because I stopped medication and Gained back a little weight. The key point in my fifth hospital
My dad doesn't call me much and when he does it's mostly negative, I guess I kinda feel down atm because he's not who I need right now. He's in pain or has a problem and I have compassion but when I tell him I'm in pain he just laughs at me. It's so diffi
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