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I’m back on, I was in a mental hospital ward. I am distressed. Nothing in my life feels in my control. They sedated me every morning and night, I only found out from my discharge papers and from the fact I’m taking less tablets. I spent most of my waking
Hi. I'm not sure what to say. I'm not coping well. Right now I'm actually numb and it's probably a shutdown coz my brain can't cope with everything. I'm autistic by the way. It just seems like I'm cursed....which is probably not a good thing to say coz I'
New member. I have bipolar type 1 and I've been in a depressive episode for over 12 months. I've come out of 7 weeks in hospital recently. My mood is improving but my energy feels so low all the time. Even having a shower is exhausting. How do you pace yo
I finally made the decision to wanting to move into a student accomodation away from my family due to a lot of issues I have with them whilst being stuck in the environment with them every single day and I’ve been dealing with those issues for YEARS and t
My Dad died on Christmas day last year, so I am going through the 1st of everything without him 😭 I am no stranger to loss, so I roughly knew what to expect. Except for the fact that the loss of a parent is far greater for me that the loss of
Hey folks. After posting here a few months ago, I thought I’d give a bit of an update. I shared a lot of my experience back when I was at a very low point. Everything kept catching up to me, and boy was I feeling hopeless and defeated. And right
Hello @Shaz51 @Owlunar2 @Emelia8 @ClockFace @Appleblossom and anyone and everyoneI hope I'm not intruding... I thought I'd start a space for people with back issues if they haven't connected elsewhere. After months of being f
Hey I wanted to make a space for people who experience chronic or pervasive anger in their lives to share their experience and strategies that have helped them. Hopefully we can learn from each other, empathise and better manage our anger as it can be ver
Hi, I've been struggling with this thought for a long time, wanted to see what others think... I always get to the idea that we have a purpose in life, and if we don't find that purpose, then life in all of its form is worthless. I come from the
What to do, when your in a spin.? Please anyone? Flight mode
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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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