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"Keep filling this minute of reasons to breathe don't please me,don't deny yourself don't talk just to talk. I do not ask you to lower me a blue star, I only ask that my space fill with your light" Mario Benedetti
"You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching the only thing we've found that ma
Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows a way that you can ‘check’ the reputation of a psychiatrist before an appointment. My partner has booked an appointment with two psychiatrists for a 291 assessment and plan, but we aren’t sure which one to g
On Thursday 4th January 2023, we will be holding a Peer Group Chat on the topic of A 2023 Retrospective. As we enter a new year, let’s look back at the year we’ve just lived and reflect on what we’ve experienced and the
I have been living the bipolar dream for 23 years. I am having an episode. Gone from severely depressed (which is very rare for me) back to mania. I’m totally over myself. I can’t understand why I’m in this state after 5 years of admissions to psych wards
Read this recently and like the idea Leave one positive word to carry into 2024 that stats with the first letter of your profile nameI’ll start Patience tagging some people, can you please help tag others?@Shaz51 @NatureLover
Hi 😊 I am new here and not too sure how all this works. But here goes…At 42 I went through depression and an anxiety disorder. I got the depression under control with meds but have never really escaped the anxiety. What had evolved from that was what
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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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