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I entered I hypomanic state yesterday, or maybe before yesterday since I've been quite agitated and energised lately, but I felt the depressive symptoms lift for a bit. Maybe it wasn't a true lift because it was so fleeting, I have essentially been depres
Hi I have been diagnosed since December 2022 with major depressive disorder (Workers Comp) due to an incident at work, I’ve trialled many different types of medications from antidepressants, mood stabilisers to antipsychotics. I’ve seen a few diffe
sorry i just needed somewhere to rant for a bit. i am so sick of having to get my depot all the time i just want it to stop and i am sick of the side effects and i am sick of the pain and i am sick of it all like i just need a break for a while even idk b
I’m so tired of being me, living such a chaotic life and being so unhappy. People probably would be happier if I was someone else
I recently joined the forum because of mental health issues, these were brought on by side effects from a medication which I no longer take. I have existing mental health issues and had for a long time been coping without any help. That was un
I am safe and know I would not take actions on my thoughts because of my cats. my cats are my family and only things in my life currently that I know love and care about me for me. Blood relatives don’t bother about me and don’t care.
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I always assume something really bad is going to happen- at work, when I have a performance appraisal, when my parents call I worry a relative has died. I really wish I could handle this life with a calmer tact; I want this desperately. Please help me
Hi Friends feeling very wired due to a few stressfull situations involving family and trying to be the caring one with empathy and giving family a listening ear in the midst of it all in short a family member had a medical epsisode and another family memb
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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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