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Hi, How does a family learn how to best help and support their son/brother with schizophrenia? It is hard to know the right things to say or do when he interprets your attempts to help him with suspicion and it just pushes him further away. Are ther
Hey guys I joined here a few days ago and it has taken me awhile to figure out how to post something (still not sure if I can figure it out a second time). I have been struggling with feeling depressed for a little while as my husband has been having
My spirit is broken. Done. I'm not sure how it gets worse. I can't think.of a single situation that might happen that would make me feel like things are worse. I don't know how so many people manage to have reasonable lives where they can buy a new mug or
My husband hears voices he has been for two years. But the last few months he has stopped taking his medication. I don't know what to do. He believes these voices are real! He talks to them! He tells his doctors that he is taking his medication but I don'
Hi all, I’m new and mum to an 18 year old son whom presents with symptoms of BPD .. My son was diagnosed with ALL ( Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ),in 2010 just before his 7th birthday and as his mother and being there every day, I have witnessed so many c
Hello SANE Members and Staff,In 2016, I posted about my life and received a vicious set of attacks. I left the group immediately and did not come back, until now. I recently lost a beloved Chaplain job that in all honesty, I didn't think I would even get
I have been a long-term sufferer of chronic pain 5 spinal surgeries up to 2016. Finally, the back has given out again and off to the surgeon 3 more surgeries and a promise of we can help you 1 year further down the track I'm worse than I've ever been. Alo
Hello all,I have just joined out of desperation and despair. In April 2020 my wife had a psychotic breakdown after a series of stress events in our lives including being evacuated from the bushfires while on a camping holiday. She was hospitalised for fiv
Hi This is my first time here. My main reason for coming is to connect with other people with schizophrenia who still hear voices and how to deal with it. I don't get to discuss things with people in the real world due to lack of social connections.
Hi my name is Maritza, i have suffered with the condition of AOD in my teenager years, although i have just been diagnosed with Bipolar....Mania.....i guess really difficult for me to digest this info, because I work as a Mental Health support working sup
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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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