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Hi there, I'm diagnosed with bipolar disorder 1, ocd and gad. I'm well medicated currently but just looking for non-pharmalogical options to add on and wanting others opinion if any have actually helped them. Has anyone with bipolar found any help fr
Hi all, I'm after some tips. I had a bit of an 'argument' with my therapist yesterday. Without going into details, she fundamentally said I was way to stubborn to just accept the world the way it is. She's probably right.I don't want to go into detai
Hi All, You may have heard of increased talk about AI (artificial intelligence). I know we recently had a discussion on Peer Group Chat // AI and Mental Health // Thursday 7th November 2024, 7-8:30PM AEDT , but we are looking to hear mor
Anyone else think they might have been affected by alcohol before birth or know for a fact they have FAS
Saw her posts in a group server on discord I forgot we were both in. Shes already messing around with people. I know it’s a rebound and it’ll just hurt her, but how can she possibly even think of someone else like that so soon. I do and I panic,
I’m really struggling to talk to people, and it’s taking me back to before I found anybody. Searching every day for how to talk to people or posting about how desperate I am for affection.I was so proud of myself for finding somebody who could be that for
My dad's birthday was yesterday and every year it's hard because of what happened on that day... it was also a tough memory anniversary of another child that was deemed useless... How do you cope with days like these? Because I have a lot of the
Has anyone had issues with restlessness from taking antipsychotics and know how to deal with the issue?
I hope this is an ok topic to talk about. TW: Self-Harm For some people with mh self harm becomes a coping mechanism. I am one of those people. I have extensive scarring. I can't hide it... but should I have to? For me, self
During a session with my therapist, he remarked, "It sounds like you care a lot about people's perceptions of you", to which I responded, "Well... yes... I suppose I do". After asking me several yes/no questions about common negative belief systems (for e
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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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