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Hi, I’m struggling with not having any close relationships. I had an abusive father and a sick mum growing up so I look for parents in almost every interaction I have. Recently, this has become an issue with my therapist to the point where I have burned h
trigger warning - self-harm This is really hard to type - I had gone for basically 2 weeks without any urges of self-harm. Today was particularly hard at work and as a result the thought was there tonight. I am safe and not actively self-
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Anyone else feel guilty to talk about how growing up with a parent with MI have affected them emotionally. My mum isn’t a bad person, she is loving, but I’ve had moments when I felt scared by how strong her emotions were. I don’t burden her with my own MH
What are you supposed to do when every psychiatrist you approach and advise of your conditions/circumstances say your too complex or similar? I approached community mental health and they wont do anything more with me. So what do you do when you have
I can't even think straight I have everything going thru my head because I can't do simple things without ppl going g out of their way to make my life more difficult. I have type one diabetes (37 years now) bipolar disorder type one, and a bunch of other
In January this year, NFL player Damar Hamlin had a cardiac arrest after suffering a chest injury during a game. For about ten minutes, doctors were doing CPR on the field, before he was resuscitated and driven off the field in an ambulance. He went on to
This isnt some cry for people to help etc. My Dad has been helping by way of loans but how much money I keep borrowing to keep getting treatment for all my shit. Over the past 10 days its cost me $1200 out of pocket for my medical costs plus another
So, as many of you would know, about a year ago, there was a major research project in to loneliness, and it released a report that was pretty good. Step 1 in the development of a system to solve the problem, you would think.Then today, I get a notificati
As per the title, at my workplace there's going to be a speech from a mental health ambassador. That's great for awareness and all, but I'm well along my journey of awareness. Based on the written description of the event and the speaker I reckon I'll be
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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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