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Hello,I have been getting treatments for nearly a year now and I have started to hide away more and more from society. My thoughts are so self-centred and every day is a battle and I have nothing to talk about because I have stopped most activities apart
I came across this interesting article recently about approaching mental illness like a video game. I’m definitely not a gamer (Tetris on my phone is about the deepest I’ve delved into that world), but it made a lot of sense. The writer has developed a ga
Love is hard. It is demanding, it requires an act of the will (renewed minute by hour by day), it is what makes us worry about those we love. Love is where we meet the hard parts of ourselves and others, and with love push through to meet their needs (whi
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Hi everyone I've been suffering mental illness for a while (years) and have been doing everything for everyone over the past 30 years of my married life. If it wasn't for the kids (which I don't mind doing) it is for my husband or for his mum or for
I have sideffects from my medication and am getting put onto another drug that may have the same sideffects. Not sure if i should just live with the sideffects or try the new one. Has anyone faced this dilemma?
ABC article about mental health particularly in women and stereotypeshttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-02/lena-dunham-women-mental-illness-as-a-detour-not-destination/7288896 i dont know if that link will work or not though!oh well!LJ
Hi everyone.I'm new to this forum, and I must say, it's quite nice! I'd like to start of with admitting to a mistake. I accidentaly emailed the sane helpline about this not realising that that's for serious matters. I decided to then post a discussion in
CBT being the current trend is used as the default counselling method by just about every counsellor and online therapy option avialable.If you're finding that therapy isn't working for you, it might just be that CBT doesn't work for you. N
Why do doctors always precribe SSRI's for anxiety?I do not need my mood elevated. I need it decreased (in the breif periods that I am not anxious them I'm overly excited which can have some pretty shitty outcomes).I do not need to be happier, I am not dep
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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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