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Hello, I am new here and I am unsure if this is the correct place for me to put this. I apologise if it is not! I won't make this an essay but I have struggled with mental health for as long as I can remember, I have had many different diagno
My aim of this post is to gather some advice and plan some steps to take. I am not currently working, but I am doing some study. I would stay in bed all day if I didn't have someone telling me not to. I feel depressed, sick, lonely, hopeless,
I'm starting this discussion as a place where we can set our goals daily, help motivate each other to do them and then check in with how we went. It's a place to celebrate when we achieve them or just sit with each other if we didnt and are feeling down a
What opinions about Mad Pride do people on this forum have? I can operate for a while without mentioning any of my family stories but do I have to keep secrets? I love my family. I am getting so sick of social stigma I am starting to answer back
Hello all The title might confuse or might make perfect sense to some.. I have for many many years now always made a special little place for myself in my back garden... I have not really pondered on why before... I am preparing to do this as we are final
Just saw a video posted on reddit. Gives some great tips on breaking the OCD cycle and how to go about getting the correct treatment. As a bonus, they've actually brought up how people trivialise the illness in everyday life by saving thinks like "I'm soo
Hey there, So... evenings and night times can be tough especially if we don't have a lover to snuggle up to. It seems to be when emotions are very strong and powerful, and work stress makes me want to turn myself inside out. It's hard to avoid using food
Hi allI just wanted to post a thread full of inspirational sayings to help each and every one of us when we are down and blue and fighting our demons.I'll start:No matter how you feel,Get up,Dress up,Show up andNEVER GIVE UPOver to you!
I'm interested in hearing how others work through dilemmas, particularly those involving conflicting values. It's something I often find myself a bit stuck with and I can find it super tricky to work out/through. What do you do when two things fee
Hi everyone, Recently I have noticed the types of books I typically like to read are impacting my sleep and my state of mind. I really like biographies or books about psychology /neuroscience/ behaviour. While I really find these interesting, I'm finding
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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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