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Hi all,Kind of nervous to post....I saw my psychiatrist today and admitted something to him Ive not told another.single.living.soul. He was totally great about it and so supportive and casual (which was what I needed) but now Im feeling triggered and the
Hi all, I've just joined.I have a long history of depression and anxiety, I can usually keep it reasonably under control with medication, I still have days where I feel a bit down without any particular reason but not always in a really bad way.Today I am
Ok, so i'm new here but not new to mental health problems.I have a diagnosis of PTSD and Bipolar disorder - and have had several hospital admissions the past few years, ive recently got a new psychologist (who is great) and my GP and psychiatrist i'm pret
Hi all, I'm new to the forum ad wanting to hear from others who have decided to walk away from their family due to the way they have been treated by them. For the past 25 years my siblings have always treated me with contempt, hostility, humility an
Does anybody feel as though they are constantly being judged. It doesn't matter where you go, people are so cruel! Mental illness is still misunderstood by a lot of people who know nothing about it. We have come some ways I know but is t
I am a full time student studying by distance because my social anxiety is too awful to deal with and I know I would drop out of uni if I had to work with others.I feel the same with a job. I was a cleaner for 6 months this year but couldn't keep going. A
What happens when you just dont want to be here anymore? What happens when you have appointments to go to but you can't see a future so you reject them? It's taken so long for the services to come into place and they are here but you just dont want t
I'm just over everything. No matter how hard I try nothing seems to be good enough. It just seems that whatever I do I'm in trouble or getting punished.
Does anyone else feel like a “filler friend”? Like you just sit there, never contributing to the conversation, and when you do, no one notices. You don’t really have a purpose or do anything and kinda just sit there existing. No one ever invites you ever
Here I go again.Brain is going a billion miles an hour. All I want to do is head to the gym to smash myself, and I can't because my three kids and I are home today.Had a hectic weekend with my libido - won't go into specifics (sorry here for what feels al
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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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