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Hi everyone. I had to resign from my job because essentially because they didn’t know what to do with me, and they were really too fascinated about my disability, and it was very difficult to learn how to work, what the job was and how to navigate th
It’s 10pm on a Friday night and I have just watched a commercial TV advertisement re speaking up about sexual abuse. It comes across a targeting youth/child audience. For me it has been horribly triggering and I’m struggling to manage how I’m reacting. Al
👋 I'm so grateful for all the kindness in the kindness in this community 💛 I'm starting to really observe my shame . I don't like the term toxic shame....It feels like I should call it chronic shame.It's hard to feel so defective compared to the rest
hi All hope you are travelling well. I’ve had a rough couple of weeks. Been up and down, mostly the downs and not sleeping. I foolishly decided a couple of months ago to stop my meds. I felt I don’t need them anymore. Anyway I got into trouble at work as
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I never know how to start these posts.Last time I saw my psychologist, I said I miss drinking. She asked me what I missed about it, and I struggled to answer that question.One of the things I miss about drinking was the way it made me feel in that it made
you had a once in a life time opportunity to benefit others and you blew it… i don’t know if I’m angry, broken hearted or full of shame right now I just feel very hurt
I feel like all I do is winge on here lately. I feel like I need to appologise for that. But at the same time all I want to do is unload, vent about the latest developments. Though there is so much of me that is so sick of talking about it all.
Hi guys I’m going through a bit of a wobbly patch with my anxiety. Pretty bad at the moment. I couldn’t get to work today and probably not tomorrow either. I have an appointment to see my psychiatrist next week just to check in on
Aw - I never thought I would post here - or at least start something - but here goes. I have been having a rough spell with maintenance issues mostly - and my daughter is still silent - so that's not pleasant - I have been overwhelmed with this latel
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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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