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From day 1 of bring diagnosed with Bipolar I have been on one drug which has such a huge sedative effect it zonks me aw soon as I takd it in the eve ing and the effects of drowsiness stay with me upon waking in the morning, making me immediately feel horr
Hi all, Has anyone ever felt so emotionally conflicted about something because they want to use their view of whats morally right to make a decision but that decision could affect their mental well being. six months i have been mentall
Hello all im new here. I’ve got complex trauma and bipolar and have struggled with suicidal thoughts most of my life. And then it happened, just like that. And i woke up the next morning in the emergency department. I didn’t know how I got there and i did
Does anyone know of a therapeutic community in Melbourne that I can stay overnight like once a week or just go there for a month during the day and have activities, group and individual counselling and chill time and then I'm free to go, not a psych ward
Hi all, I have been reading an interesting article, which I can relate to very much. I feel that this is almost my story as living with parents both the same as mentioned in the article. My parents are not diagnosed but if they were I believe they fit the
My mental health worker has presented me with one of these to take home & fill out. it seems like the start of the end of support provided to me. The last couple of sessions it’s been strongly suggested that I seek emotional support from family &
First, a bit of background: I quit a highly toxic and stressful job back in January: https://ostara.saneforums.org/t5/Something-s-not-right/Work-pressure-killing-me-seeking-advice/m-p/670645#M162692 All said and done, I got a job at a contact centr
I want to start by saying I am in debt to my PMS. It has given me the strength to overcome challenges, quit jobs that have been draining, and stand up to people that have tried to hurt me in a number of ways. What I'm struggling with at the moment,
Hi all My journey is long and never-ending to a stable recovery "space" I now understand that schemas developed as a child and over time have become entrenched, which can not be changed. The go forward position for me is to create new thought patt
That overwhelming feeling of sadness that creeps up on you when you know something's not right but I'm to scared to ask the question for fear that it may be true
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