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I have DID, dissociative identity disorder, and recently its been interfering with my life a lot, whenever im in a stressful or emotional situation, one of my alters takes over, and then I say so much terrible stuff i act like a horrible person sometimes
It feels like at the moment I am juggling my mental health, trying to do all the right things to not be depressed and deal with my ocd and eating disorder stuff, but no matter how hard I try, I always drop something. Last week I had a big event, which exh
I have supports in place and a safety plan. I am currently really struggling with thoughts along the lines of “my family will be better off without me”, I can usually challenge these thoughts and I can observe them as an indicator that things are not goin
Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read)TW: Feelings and thoughts around SH Does anyone else think like this?My son broke a glass 2 nights ago and my immediate go to thought is I can hurt myself with that, I cannot throw that glass away as I may
Almost 8 years ago in 2015, I got hit by a car while cycling to Sydney city center close to the central station. I was going at a green light, when a car coming from the opposite direction made a sudden right turn straight into me, loudly accele
Trigger Warnings: Self Harm & Death-—-I recently lost my dad to asthma, it was very traumatic as I was the one to provide CPR prior to this I had suffered mental illness issues in high school and would self harm to cope. I am the brave one i
Hi All, my first post.My psychiatrist is treating one of my alters for PTSD. This alter is a protector, sometimes he “edits the truth” of what he tells me, supposedly in my best interests. My psychiatrist won’t tell me what they have discussed, does anyon
Hi all hope your day is going well. I just got back from the private psychiatrist and he thinks I have bipolar 2, ptsd, and anxiety. He's given me new medication that is supposed to be effective for bipolar depression. The other psychiatrist s
HiI am a mother of a 3 year old currently expecting my second baby. I always wanted a big family so I feel my kids are a blessing. However I cannot help worrying about what is coming. I live with my husband and have no family in Australia, we can't say we
Hello, im in a difficult situation with lots of triggers from ptsd. Disconnected and my anxiety is terrible. My strategies don’t really work. Just counting the days and trying to fight the urges but I’m really tired of it all.
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