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Hi I’m currently studying social work, studying this field comes with its triggering, whether it’s reading content or interacting with other people. I feel like I’m doing okay right now, and I hope this lasts. Sometimes I do feel concerned about bein
I’m so depressed at the moment. I have no friends and recently received a bipolar diagnoses which paints a very bleak picture for my future. It’s terrifying knowing that this pattern of severe depression and mania is going to be part of my life forever. I
Hi, I watched SBS Insight show on hoarding & i think somethings not right with me, because I think I am a hoarder to? Does anyone else have this problem to? I became this way after my breakdown & I sometimes wonder if i will ever overcome hoarding
I'm just not getting the help I need. And it's destroying me.I have a mental illness. They call it anxiety, depression, and ptsd. But is it any wonder I am "sick" when the world around me is sick? I've merely picked up some bizarre communicable disease an
Finally.I am able to start working from home.I told my brother and sister that I had a lot to drink the other day. They were disappointed, but they understood that it happens.I told my sister, because I had been doing some thinking about it before then, t
I am new to this forum, it was suggested to me. I am struggling very badly with things at the moment and keep falling into a deep hole. I try to keep my mind away from the things that are upsetting me, but am struggling quite badly breaking do
Bipolar depression @Creative writer I have just stopped smoking. Any tips on this? I am determined to quit, but am prone to mood swings. Wish me luck.
TW: Psychosis In my head, there is a place where the blackness of darkness fills my mind. I scream in pain, knocking my head in fear because when life grows harder, I become weaker. I don’t want the world to see me like this. When all I feel is my
Hi I’m new here and it’s my first time posting. I feel like I have no where else I can turn or go to. Please bear with me. It will be long and jumbled. I live with my partner (ex partner now I think) and usually things are good. We have had a huge b
I'm almost 70 years old. To make a long story short I've made a lot of progress but still if I send someone a message and don't hear back within a day or two I automatically assume I've done something wrong. In actual fact it's generally becau
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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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