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Hi everyone, I just joined and made my first post but I'm just looking for some support from my fellow people going through this. I'm in a transitional point in my life after the breakdown of a job, relationship, living situation and several deaths in the
I have always had symptoms of depression and anxiety as long as I can remember. Especially health anxiety and phobias. I was so scared each night and wouldn’t sleep because I thought there were monsters until I was a teenager, and even then I needed a lig
The past 6 months I've been struggling with feelings and thoughts and emotions and especially in the last month things have gotten a lot worse. Could I please have some advice and recommendations for a therapeutic community in the Western Suburbs of Melbo
Do you ever wonder if you are just faking your mental illness? I am not sure if it is because i am constantly having to prove that i am having trouble with things or if it is because people often say that people with mental illnesses are just faking it fo
My daughter tells me- -she doesn't understand any maths being taught in class - she doesn't even ask questions anymore , because when she gets explanations she still does not understand. - she sits there bored watching everyone else understanding &a
I have been on an ssri for about 2 years aside from a 3 month period I tried another type of ssri which was disastrous and made me suicidal. The first ssri originally worked but now I feel nothing. My panic attacks are getting so bad again I am starting t
Hello,there it is. I’ve lost another friend. 4 years ago I had work mates, training friends and friends. I know I’ve made mistakes. They’ve also made mistakes. None of them are in contact with me anymore and now I’ve lost my best friend. I getting told no
i dont understand i was ok i was managing but just now i just got a flash from the people who hurt me i feel like they are about to burst in through the door any second and take me. but then i havent done or said anything to anyone but i still feel like t
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you would have seen and heard the endless news reports on Cardinal George Pell. Im not catholic or religious in any way, shape or form, and am definately not one of his victims. Predators come from all
I have a daughter self harming and a husband that hates me. I can’t find a way out of this right now. I know this sounds trivial but I am not going very well right now
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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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