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I'm feeling really hurt, confused angry. I don't know what to do. My eldest child, 22, is picking fights with me, she has depresion and anxitety issues and has had a drinking problem for about 1y . She has at times told me she has suicidal thoughts, she t
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Hey guys, last few years I've been struggling really hard with an alcohol addiction to try over come my anxiety when I know it's just making it worse in the long run. Now I'm an everyday drinker and my anxiety is worse than ever. Can anyone give me some a
I really stuffed up and now I feel so awful and lost I don't know what to do. I drank a bottle of wine last night and today at 3pm I went through a breath testing station and failed. I don't know how.I got an immediate 2 month disqualification.I have to g
I can't seem to pull myself out of this feeling of emptiness, helplessness and hopelessnes. There are some good things happening like my nephew getting a job, but nothing is budging this feeling of 'I give up'. My counsellor is leaving, the sa
I have suffered with Anxiety and Depression for as long as I can remember (i'm 36 yo Male). Even as a child I was shy, spent entire School summers in my room playing computer games on my own. I was a semi-talented soccer player, but ultimately I would spe
Seems like there noone to turn to. And so i sit alone and crying. I appear strong and helpful to others. Yet here i feeling very alone. I have no friends. A sister thats sick. A husband caught up in his own world. Children with their own problems i try
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I really struggle with maintaining all relationships, especially friendships. The only people l have stable relationships with are my husband, my 4 year old daughter, and my mum. Everyone else I mess things up with and push them away. I'm 35 and I'
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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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