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Hello everyone, Today I have something to take my mind off things. I went to my GP a week ago and mentioned it was my daughter's birthday. He knows my situation. In the past 37 years, after giving them up to their father and his 'friend' so that they
Hi,Am new to this but here goes.Have recently been diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder, which now after all these years, makes sense.I am a 43 year old male, married with one child.I constantly think the worst of every situation, conversat
Feeling strangely weirdly numb. My Doctor previously prescribed me some temporary sleeping tablets to help me sleep at night. I wake up kinda groggy, feel ok only to feel kinda tired again. I have read that some of these sleep medications can affect your
I am known to begin each task with the end in mind. But for months I think of everything that comes up and I just feel so overwhelmed I just wanna cry. I fear that I won't be able to keep up with things like the gardening so I can keep the landlord happy,
I have been taking positive steps lately. I joined this site help with my depression and anxiety. I spoke to my mum on the phone this morning and that talk helped me make an informed decision to get referred to a psychologist also, which also means I am t
My name is JuZ and I have been living with depression and anxiety for 13 years.This is the first time I joined a forum to help with this sort of thing.It all started when my relationship with my father wasn't going so well and after a very emotionally con
How I wish my adopted son had lived long enough to know the truth that his background was indigenous. He could have stood proudly with both his cultures and perhaps felt his value He died in 1986 not knowing the truth - I promised I would find
I am Tom4 Hello New community I am Tom4.I don't know what to type here and worried that if I think what did well anxiety will build again as it does.They say the black dog has got me. I starting to hate that phrase I guess only those who have experie
New to this space.I am 66 and my 33 year old daughter has just moved back in with me so as to be able to save enough deposit for her own place.She loves me and writes on my Christmas card that I’m the only person in the world she cannot live without.I enj
Hello, a loved one who I live with was involuntarily admitted to hospital this week with intense psychosis during mania as well as a more complex diagnosis. As the hospitals in my area are very busy and lacking beds during COVID, there is talks of them be
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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.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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