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Hi dear forum members, Hope you've been well. I'm about to launch something I've been working on for a couple of years. There's quite a lot at stake and understandably, I feel nervous and anxious to go ahead and do it. I w
I always try to justify me feeling like shit by saying “but it’s fine it’s fine I’m fine” because I am trying so hard to convince myself it’s all good because I’m embarrassed about whatever negative feeling I am having but the truth is I am r
Hi All, I have moved to Australia from India recently. Beautiful country, friendly and a dream come true for me to be here. After covid lockdown, I have developed compulsive staring OCD, I look at people's private parts. I don't try to, it just happens. N
Hello 👋 🫂 I'm not sure what to say. I wasn't going to make a post but I hadn't for a few days... I just read on another forum about Anhedonia. The inability to experience pleasure. I was somewhat pleased (pun intended😒) to discover th
i want to stop taking my pills but my psychiatrist wont support it i am terrified what the medications long term effects are on me eg: memory.
Hi, i feel so incredibly isolated, not like isolating at home because of covid etc and there are people around me and I socialise as I’ve been taught to do, but deep down I feel isolated, defeated and sad because I don’t understand the world and I
Hi,I think this might be depression, or anxiety or maybe both? I feel this way often and don't know how to break the loop. I try to be compassionate with myself and that helps sometimes. But today, with this situation is just not helping so I th
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So, I'm writing a major assignment the day before it's due (yes, yes, I do hate myself) and I'm finding that the question is triggering some old, leftover thought processes I had during my psychosis - the 'everything's connected' thoughts.
Hi there people, I’m pretty new here (just joined) although I do recall being a previous member many years ago. I’m a 45 year old Transgender (mtf) person who has lived experience of severe childhood sexual abuse and trauma, ptsd, physical violence
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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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