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I found the key to having a pretty decent night's sleep. May not work for everyone. But good to try. Find ways to use up your energy. Go to bed later. I recently decided that 11pm works well for me so I am not awake in the middle of the
I just don't get it the concept of therapy should be easy but it never works for me it's really strange I don't want a mum or a dad I don't want to put my emotions onto someone I'm into positive psychology because I just can't I feel sorry for myself anym
Is there something to be said for moving from recovery, to management, to betterment, to success with regards to our mental health? I was first diagnosed in 2012. Ten years ago this year. At those stages it was about recovery and managemen
Hey, new here.I've very recently split with my partner of 4 years. My ex and I get on well, still see each other a couple of times a week but are taking a break to try and become independent and to explore life a bit more outside of the relationship.Most
I'm about to get coffee and breakfast. How does everybody deal with social isolation due to this pandemic? Also, please sit with coffee, tea, or any other beverage of your choosing, or snack oráHenryX@nd please chitchat away. Of course I have some ofline
Hmmm. Where to start? I’m not sure starting with a metaphor that brings mixed emotions is perhaps the best way to title a new thread, but just now it feels apt. @NikNik has put up her picture of recovery up in the past. At first I hated it
Hi I joined a looong time ago but have only posted once before. Like many I have struggled with my mental health since I was a teenager (depression, anxiety, eating disorder). I have tried a lot of different therapies and medications with only
I want to start this new thread as a way of reminding ourselves in writing, that we can keep living despite the odds we have against us. Let's keep this discussion going for as long as we can! Ok, I'll start the ball rolling! I know I have lifelong
So I cope by eating and sleeping. I've changed care organisations now so I should get better support. For now I'm lonely and passing the time in these forums, eating junk food and sleeping. Life is just too hard for me to cope with at the moment, with all
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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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