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Hi everyone.. I'm a long-time OCD sufferer with rumination or pure obsession OCD. I have been on medication for 20 years now [edited by moderator]. Over the last 3 months, I feel it is not working as well and I have been feeling pressure hea
Hi I'm new to this forum, but i was diagnosed with bipolar type 1 in 2015. I have trialed so many different medications and so far all they've done is made me a sleeping, fat zombie 🧟♂️ [medication names and dosages removed by moderat
Do people find that their recovery is very much like a game of snakes and ladders?You manage to climb out of the abyss a few rungs on the ladder, then you slide back down again.Do you feel like you land in the same place, or do you land at a different pla
Hi. I’m a gay man in my 40s. I’m 5 years down the track of recovering after my long term partner (over a decade) took their own life after I broke up with them. I now realise there was some coercive control in the relationship and my grief for him is comp
Hi so I went to the hospital yesterday but they told me I needed to go through emergency and not sure if I would be admitted. The hospital system here sux and I'm left at home here still feeling mentally unwell and suicidal.
I feel like I’m slowly losing touch with reality cause right now and even yesterday I still have no motivation to do my regular routines (except for my usual morning routine though). But now I’ve been getting out of bed at around 10am cause when I was in
Hello fellow forumites! 👋 As a daughter to first gen immigrants, I've found it difficult (and still do at times) to find my identity and navigate what it means to be brought up in a western world while also being ethnically South Asian. And th
Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool that has been used for centuries to help individuals overcome challenges, transform their thinking, and improve their overall well-being. Whether it's for stress relief, breaking bad habits, or even exploring past lives, hy
Hey forumites, This is a post inspired by the wonderful @Shaz51 who created a similar post in the carers forum. So, what do you when everything feels like too much, you’re worried, feeling down, annoyed or just generally yuck???
Oh just read this and I have been telling people, I am this ugly butterfly and when I escape this DV household, I will become a Beautiful Butterfly. I am under Government Housing with DSP and emergency housing too. It can take years despi
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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.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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