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Hi all, I'm a mum and have been supporting my son who has schizophrenia, for many years now. He has been in and out of hospital multiple times and for very extended periods. There never seems to be the supports he needs, or housing, or continuity of care
ok so i have scoliosis and need to get back surgery for it (spinal fusion) and i am extremely worried and need some advice on things to do to keep my brain busy before surgery and after surgery you help is greatly appreciated
I've come out of a 25 year relationship... a very tumultuous one with some DV, alcoholism, cannabis use and mental health issues. I get it... healing is hard.I have a long story of hurts and anytime I think I have found a friend that i trust enough..
okay so i phone and talk to my mum who is with a group of wonderful relatives who i really adore then one of the group ring me back and they are all talking at me and my head is spinning with visually seeing them all in my head so i am getting over loaded
Hi, I recently had an iron infusion yesterday to help restore my feratin levels that were extremely low. Prior to this I was already not in a great head space because of said low iron flaring a vasovagal response sending me to hospital.
Hello everyone I have repeated a consistent pattern of self-sabotage and pushing people away throughout my life. I was convinced that I was an irredeemably awful person. I can't remember why but I was reading through the comments of the bipolar 2 sub
it is so hard letting go. how can i explain to my middle son that i wont be here forever. he has to make a life for himself. he is scared for his father who has early onset dementia. he doesnt want to grow up he wants to be home with his
I am a husband and a father to a 5 month old daughter who means everything to me. Since her birth my mental state has deteriorated significantly. I love my family deeply but I feel increasingly disconnected frightened and overwhelmed and I’m struggling to
Between not getting sick leave, not getting annual leave and not being paid for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, I will have lost well above a week's wages, over only two weeks.I have been really pretty angry and depressed. People generally just
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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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