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I'm struggling to make a decision which is really playing on my mind. I feel like I'm coping however I feel like I have been given yet another diagnosis and once again given the option of inpatient services. Where I'm struggling is whilst it sounds l
This week sucks. I have had child protective services open a case on me again and my relationship broke up. We had only been on 3 dates but we've been online friends for over 2 years. I can't stop crying. It's been 5 days now. I'm so freaking empty and br
Today is the worst day I have had for a while. By miles! I sort of knew it was coming, because social sport and connectivity was such a crucial part of my coping strategy. But now it's here, and it hurts. A lot. I'm in the acute space of pa
My sons's partner approaches me often to look after my grandchildren. She has placement for 5 weeks coming up and ending 2 weeks before christmas. I am in the throes of trying to understand Ndis and appying many therapies for my daugther, so she is busy a
Hi, my name's Dannie i'm agender and 21 years of age just have to say whoever reads this some stuff that i've written is disturbing. I was born as a boy. i was raised pretty much by my father for the first 10 years of my life as my mother was a cop 24/7 t
Does anyone else on here have health anxietyHow the heck do you control itI have ot so severe aroubd my sisters and as soon as one gets just a simple cold it sets off constantly to the point i either throw up or i havr constant contact with them checking
Hi, I came across this forum. I'm at a complete loss right now... almost to the point of being numb. I thought I could get some help and hear other others experiences. This year has been a complete rollercoaster. For context about my situation, im in
Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I signed up because I wanted some advice. My boyfriend suffers from retroactive jealousy (I understand that it is a severe and rare form of OCD). The intrusive thoughts he has about my sexual past consumes his life
Hello Everyone I am new to ARAFMI and have only discovered such a great organisation only now on my journey which I guess has been my whole life however the last two years have turned life into "surviving". Diagnosed with Complex PTSD I won't
I'm lost down some dark awful rabbit hole that seems determined to stop me getting out. I'm trying to be better and be less of this fuck9ng complete mess. I'm an arsehole I'm locked in.my bedroom right now because I ruined a really nice night with my part
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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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