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Our nervous system is crucial in regulating mental health, as it controls how we perceive, process, and respond to stress, emotions, and external stimuli. Chronic stress, trauma, or an imbalanced autonomic nervous system—where the sympathetic (fight-or-fl
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I'm really struggling with the guilt of waking each morning and allowing my day to be nothing but sitting and achieving zero. I want to do things, even reading is hard. So I find with my depression and ptsd I waste the daylight hours only to get to bed ti
Does anyone know of anywhere that does group sessions in Perth or if there is a group who just hang out. I love the group sessions on here and I feel comfortable around people similar to me. It’s to hard to maintain friendships when people don’t understan
I’m not even sure how to explain this. Basically I have a long history of trauma - I’ve never had anyone in my corner. Parentification from a young age, groomed, toxic abusive relationships, the works. I closed myself off to relationships until I met some
I’ve had an extremely stressful year so far and i feel like I need rest from social stuff I’m exhausted. I literaly had places im supposed to be from Thursday night right through until Tommorow and I’ve cancelled nearly everything. I have one more place o
Hello everyone! I am having a real hard time at the moment with stress related to chronic anxiety, I am consistently spiraling in negative thoughts and my ocd is flaring up quite bad in between, i have started getting more concerned with my health an
Hello The last few months have been difficult for me and I tend to keep things bottled up. And at times I put up wall to keep a distance from friends. When friends ask how I am, my reply is: I'm good thank you. That reply worked and friends believed
Hi everyoneI havent been on here in a while. Lifes been busy. I now have a four week old son he is my second baby and I love him dearly! This is my HAPPY news!I am going well with my mental health (I have been diagnosed with bipolar type 1) and even thoug
Hi, I had major compulsory dental surgery in hospital the other day, I’m prone to panic and anxiety and have other underlying health issues but I coped surprisingly well considering. From past experience I knew my partner wouldn’t help out or care but he
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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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