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I didn’t know that I had any mental health issues until 5 years ago when my whole life just fell apart and then came the diagnoses, every year I gained a new one. Now I joke and say I have more letters after my name then my dr 🙂 I always thought that I wa
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Hi I’m new and unsure of what I’m doing. I do know I recently felt something was wrong and have been diagnosed with anxiety after losing 2 sisters 10 days apart and many other relatives in a 12 month period. My feelings are overwhelming with these losses
I'm struggling with my son 34years old and has some sort of schizophrenic disorder. He has been fully diagnosed yet but has been started on antischycotic medication. Some days he is manic which makes me very scared of him . Some days he laughs
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Hi everyone I’m new to this, duh. After 35 years of therapy, private and group, misdiagnosis, 3 kinds of antidepressants, I was finally diagnosed with Complex PTSD and level 1 Autism. Hurrah!My life now makes sense! So never give up on therapy,
Hi my husband evelped Depression with suicidal thought several months ago and has received treatment from a Public Mental health Service. During this time I have been excluded from his recover and eventual discharge. My husband is still
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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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