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I am starting this post with the aim to open discussion with other trans people about healthy coping strategies for gender dysphoria of all kinds, and the difficulties that come with moving on from negative behavioural and psychological patterns as a mean
i am of coruse not asking for exact ammounts but i am curious how much both time and money it costs to maintain your mental wellbeing or health. how much do you think you have to spend per year on support or per week..... do you think it is worth all the
Hi everyone and hope you're having a good sunday. Just wondering what everyone gets up to in their spare time? I tend to just drink alot of coffee and smoke cigarettes but looking for the motivation and inspiration to get involved with projects. When cons
I need some ideas for coping strategies. I ended up in hospital after taking too much medication but I wasn't intending on self harming it was just a coping strategy. Since then I've struggled and I just feel exhausted and am struggling to do
Hi,I've recently moved to Australia and I'm not sure how to reach out for the help that I need. I've been battling with non-suicidal tendencies to hurt myself. Should I call a doctor to get a referral or should I call a counsellor's clinic or a psychiatri
Hi everyone, just wanted to ask other peoples advice about how to go about applying for and moving into a sharehouse when you have a mental illness. I'm moving to a new place where there are better mental health services and just want to dedicate the next
Why is it so hard to view mental illness the same as physical illness??? The mind needs to be looked after just as much if not more so than the rest of our bodies. So why is it that we don't do so?? Why do we feel shame for needing help to deal wit
Has anyone tried TMS therapy? Transcranial magnetic stimulation My psych suggested this to me yesterday. But I don’t know anything about it. He says it’s safe. But that’s a psych talking. He said he will write to my private health fund to ask if the
Hi all, I am new here and this is the reason I have joined. I had read some information on my diagnosis (PTSD) that informed that isolation was bad. I did not want to be bad, so I tried to be social over the Australia day long weekend. I live in a very sm
Just a flashcard i made to keep on my phone for when im having a bad day/panic attacks. I find that its sometimes easier to have it written for me in black and white than to remember these things when my brain is running a million miles. Hopefully it can
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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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