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Hello friends, @Shaz51 @Mazarita, @Teej, Faith-and-Hope, @utopia, @Owlunar and others who have been there over the past years with me as I was crawling through the agony of an insurance claim.I want to share some very ve
I've never bought prescription medicine before. I don't like going into unfamiliar territory unarmed so have some questions about the process and would really like a walkthrough if anyone can help. Does it go something like this?Make an appt with doc
I have a couple of questions about employment service providers. I've tried to hunt around the forum for existing threads but can't find them tonight, sorry.I had an exemption from looking for work from centrelink for 6 months after an assessment due to m
At the moment have nothing to do however I will like to do something like go out that is low stress. Any ideas that people have?
When I was younger my life was an impossible puzzle - my son had an MI and his behaviour worsened, my parents couldn't cope with it and pushed me away - I would not tolerate their behaviour and had enough on my plate and my then-h was totally useless and
This week there has been so much news on suicide prevention online. Especially with beyondblue releasing their research about friends being a preferred way to tell if you are suicidal. It seems now there is a lot of talk about mental health and suicide. I
I started working in supported employment some months ago and am now in a high stress role. I love being busy and feel a great satisfaction in completing time sensitive tasks.The problem is I'm experiencing a stress response. As there are other stressors
Hello I'm @Dogman,I have Chronic Complex PTSD and I have Bipola 1, these are mental illnesses I've had just about all my life, but was something I was diagnosed in the last 7 years. I spent 3 years in mental health and in their i learnt about routine
Does anyone engage in art therapy?
Good morningBack home after my 4th admission and I feel like it is starting all over again. The Groundhog Day feeling I had in the clinic seems to have crossed over to a Groundhog “After Clinc” feeling. Yes, I have learnt new skills and changed my meds an
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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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