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I’ve struggled with anxiety for years. The past few weeks it’s been overwhelming. It’s all I think about and when I’m not thinking about intrusive or ruminating thoughts, I’m thinking of ways to stop it. Which is causing me a lot of emotional exhaustion a
Hey, folks. Hope you're doing okay.I've been diagnosed with OCD after a lifetime of thoughts which make no sense, are really bloody distressing, and escalated over the years. I've had Symmetry OCD for as long as I can remember, but I'd learned to deal wit
i am struggling things are really really bad and yesterday my psychologist called the ambulance on me they came and i said i didnt want to go to the hospital because it would be a waste of time because the dr who hates me will be there and he will just di
My life has fallen apart so many times, each time I have tried to rebuild, tried to stop it tumbling again.The ground shakes and it falls, again and again. There isn't much left to pick up anymore. I don't have the strength to build it back up, even
I am very scared at the moment I am at a step up step down facility because I went to the psychiatrist on Friday and he said I was manic and needed to be in the hospital but there were no beds at all so they sent me here instead and I have been trying to
Part of the reason I feel the way I do is because I'm just so burnt out. Almost everyday is the same: get up, get ready for work, commute to work, work, commute home, get home exhausted, get ready for bed, repeat.Whatever money I earn just goes to bi
Hey everyone, I’d like to create a space for us polar bears to share things that work for us, interesting articles, studies, integrative or complimentary treatments… Today my share is about - hear hear - sleep hygiene… makes me cringe just writi
I haven't been here for a while but have been absolutely floored today receiving a letter my long term GP, who has been through so much with me, held me up, kept me going and pretty much helped me survive some of the worst times of my life, is leaving nex
Hi, im new here and im gonna try asking for help here as im really struggling to find any other options that are working. Im a person in their early twenties who just moved from a place an hour from sydney with heaps of people and social events (ig p
I’m 50 with 2 teens shared custody and they are my world and I try to have a happy home for them but sadly the owners want friends to move in so I have been ousted, trying to find a 3 bedroom place in area so I can have more time with the kids is a j
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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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