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Does anyone else suffer from contamination OCD/germaphobia? I have been struggling so much, particularly the past 6 months or so. It's making my life a living nightmare. I already had anxiety, depression and panic disorder (for most of my life) but this o
Hi everyone, So I know the whole, just doing things anyway regardless, approach but I'm wondering if people do anything else?Like I know the whole exercise, doing a hobby, probably socialising with positive people and of course reaching out to a prof
I recently experienced an act of violence against me with my partner of just over a year. This situation has lead to us breaking up and I have just found out I am pregnant. I had a miscarriage 8 weeks ago and prior pregnancy to him when we first started d
Hey. I'm feeling a bit lonely and overwhelmed right now. It's hard for me to reach out. Yet I have but still feel isolated and unable to have the comfort I need. The friends I have are leading me to bad situations. I find it hard to find the rig
Been on the meds the doctor prescribed me for anxiety for 2 weeks now and mornings are still a real struggle does this go away with time on them...they have reduced the anxiety but still comes in waves
I've really struggled with this. I've lost count of the amount of therapists/counsellors/psychologists I've seen over the years, but they all have one thing in common: they are very good at talking about the past and origins and reasons why I feel the way
Sorry for the long post ahead... I honestly don't know what I hope to achieve posting here but I'm in such a bad state. A year ago I lost both my parents to cancer (just a few weeks apart from each other). I cared for them until they took their last
I'm feeling very overwhelmed with the amount of work I need to do, and yet, I'm window shopping tea online because I can't get myself to work on my assignments. I feel like my mind is jumping from one thing to another. i just don't want to do what I did l
Hello everyone, the last few days have left me extremely blindsided and confused and im trying to figure things out and figure out what happened. To make a long story short ive been building up a relationship with a girl for awhile now. she has bipolar ty
Hi, just wondering if I’ve been having a somewhat idiosyncratic symptom all this time or if anyone is familiar with them.. what I call psychotic panic attacks. They go for 3.5 hours and are full of the most intense bodily-sensation and mind-panic sym
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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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