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Hello friends currently stressed and worried about relationship conflict with romantic partner I wont go into too many details but basically we had a bad arguement recently and Ive felt bad ever since then and during the conflict itself too ,both of us go
I wonder if anyone who experiences BPD here could please share their expertise? Does having a diagnosis help you to feel somewhat better about your experience? What I mean is: is it less upsetting to experience the symptoms of BPD, knowing that you h
Today has been a very, very difficult day for the entire school community here in Tasmania. Inexplicably 5 beautiful children, celebrating their last day at Primary school, lost their lives in a tragic accident. Several more are still in a critical condit
Christmas is so stressful for so many of us,bits really hard to get into the 'spirit' of it all when battling illness, loss, reminders of loss, empty chairs, llonelines, financial strain...WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS HARD FOR YOU, AND WHY. I just wann
I am doing the mental comparison of anguish, and I feel selfish for my depression and anxiety. I have my eldest son home for christmas from overseas, he is a fifo, but I still plummet into a depression that I try very hard to disguise that he will g
This is a very common concern in therapy, but I thought I would get your thoughts. How do you balance being honest enough with your therapist that they will be able to help you in a meaningful way and being vague enough that they don't take you to ho
I woke up this morning with a painful, tight, stomach, as if my actual stomach had been turned into a ball of solid lead. The pain is making me anxious and paranoid, like, what if it's a sign I'm not doing as well as I think I am? I haven't ea
I feel like I can't breathe sometimes because my panic attacks get so bad, they have just been happening out of nowhere and it is really scary because I get flashbacks aswell of my past PTSD. I can't stop the flashbacks it's like they are on repeat and it
So the past 2 weeks have been tough and honestly really difficult, I've made a lot of progress and had my highs and lows. I've come to see my relationship for what it was toxic and bordering on abusive, unintentional but it was still there. The past
C/W; suicidal ideation I am right now in the middle of a court case which could see me tipped out of my house. It's incredibly stressful. We are not represented by a lawyer. This situation has been threatening all year and all year I have h
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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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