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Hi all, last time I posted I was in a really dark space so firstly I'm OK haha. I've sorted through some issues. Thankfully I have been able to reduce my work hours and the intensity of what I do when I'm at work, and remain financially alright. Because I
Hello all,I'm new to the community here, & new to the forums at all actually! I recently got officially diagnosed, however have known for about 3+ years that my struggles would be labelled BPD. I've been doing self-work for those 3 years, and onl
Hello everyone. I wanted to discuss with others about working. I need to work for my mental health. I have bipolar 1 and all my life I have worked. I find during mania that I can quit and start new jobs constantly. I had 8 jobs in a year at one stage. I j
I found this article interesting.https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210601-grit-the-dark-side-of-deciding-to-tough-it-out especiallyThe concept [of grit] fails to take into account starting points, specifically for people from low-income ba
I hear this term a lot nowadays. In pop culture, psychology and in every nook and crany of modern life. Does it mean living life in a particular way? With a particular mindset? Does it mean we try to solve the problems in our lives, try to
Hi everyone@Owlunar @saltandpepper @Shaz51 @Eve7 @BPDSurvivor @Zoe7 @Faith-and-Hope @oceangirl @MDT @Emelia8 and anyone else reading along - How do you know if you're psychologist is the right o
For years I've been depressed. Some days are worse than others, but for the most part, I plod along in daily life. I tend to keep myself very busy so I don't have time to think about the things that keep me depressed. I would like to get counselling but I
Hi everyone just asking for general advice for what are the options of talking to someone you havnt talked to in a while this is a problem regarding dom/Sub relationship,is it normal for the dom to do this to the sub as a way punishment meaning not speaki
Wonder if this is of any interest to forumites .... https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210507-asexuality-the-ascent-of-the-invisible-sexual-orientation
So a little while back @Pulch wrote a post that led me to book by Brene Brown (gifts of imperfection), which then led me to the idea of self-compassion and this great website, by a researcher called Kristen Neff, which I would love to share with
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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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