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I don't know where to go for help anymore. I'm still waking in the mornings feeling panicked and sad. I tremble. I cry. I hear myself asking 'why?' (and how futile that is). There's hailstones in my head and my mattress moves like a mountainside of mud.
Today I went to Tafe. It took a lot for me to go, especially as I was having what I'd call a BPD episode. But at the same time, I don't know if I was....there is a lot going on. Marriage failing, feeling alone and unloved, court stuff, family stuff and mo
I just cannot do this today I’m going to lose my mindI can’t
Hi AllI'm new here and thought I'd reach out to see if anyone has any tips. I am in a long term relationship with an amazing man who I'm very happy with, but he also lives with mental illness.I'm finding that recently due to ongoing stress we are arg
Atlas held the world on his shoulders. And this morning I've woken up feeling the same. But I am not Atlas. I'm just atomic mush... a skin sack of internal haemorrhage dripping sadness. I don't know how long I can go on like this...
I'm pretty sure social media platforms add to people's stress levels, I know the thoughts in my head probably leave people wondering 'what is this guy on about?' But for the longest time I have only stayed sane by posting up my thoughts, knowing that some
I have all these emotions and hate my mind. I feel attachments to strangers and public service people I see on a frequent bases. I am lonely and feel drawn by certain body language from people, usually I’m drawn to perceived negative insecurities, l
My head and my heart cannot take anymore. As soon as something felt like it was going to go well for me it was like the devil came and stole it. Love, job, money, friends etc. I believe that maybe im just not supposed to experience anything good. Feeling
Hi, I’m new. I’m feeling sad and anxious without people I can talk to. I have ptsd drs said bipolar however I dont have mood swings.. and with everything I’ve gone through I need some support. The little family and friends I have don’t understand or know
**Content Warning sexual abuse and suicide These last few months have been getting difficult again, the thoughts of suicide are becoming more and more frequent but this is not in a crisis situation, just a calm contemplation of my life and how I real
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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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