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Hi all, I have been on Antidepressants for over 16yrs. Tried coming off them Jan/Feb 2017 with a major relapse ? 5 weeks later. Tried going back on the same one as well as different ones and finally found one that I thought worked. A trigger turned everyt
Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read)Warning: this has some triggers, and is also quite long. Warning: this has some triggers, and is also quite long. I've been really struggling this last month, I hate Christmas time because of all the d
I don't think my perception is grounded in reality at this moment. I keep seeing gigantic flies and dead fish all around me and I have been lying in bed for many hours and I keep seeing myself get up and walk to the door even though I am pretty sure I am
I know I only post on here when I need to air myself out. I never contribute apart from my own crap. I guess this is my safe place I only visit when I feel desperate. I just like posting into the void rather than writing it to myself. I think it’s more co
Hi all, I need quite a bit of advice and you can be brutally honest and even give me the verbal slap.I hope this makes sense.I have been on amd off with my partner for 7 years. Every time he leaves me he is on dating and hook up sites. He then comes back.
When there are a number of mental health issues happening, how do you decide what to focus on? It makes sense to me to focus on the underlying/core issue/s but when other things come up because of them and seem to need more immediate attention, how do you
I was doing really well for months (as friends here would know because I ain't been around much). Then a few days ago my Ma had a stroke and I had to be the big person int he room at the hospital and dealing with family. I got through the hard bits with f
Hello AllI’m struggling, big ways. I soon have an admission, but until then I don’t know where else to turn. Reaching out to family, friends and my care team is difficult over the holiday season, Sane helpline not available, so I turn to you and count the
I created this thread as a place for myself and others if they wish, to come and release what is lying heavy on our minds and hearts. A place where we can weep verbally and express our pain, whether it be mental, emotional or physical that we are presentl
I have contemplated writing this thread because I know it is an extremely hard thing for people to talk about and also it is such a big trigger for some people, myself included. It has taken me a week to hit the Post button.I have also looked at a few dif
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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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