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Community mental health admit they don’t get tongue in cheek because they take everything seriously but what happens if you use humour and send emails to your friends and include them? You get sectioned, twice. It happened to me.Emails are tricky because
Hi all,I am confused ,I don’t know what I feel or how to explain the purposeful hurt,I don’t get why I am treated the way I am.i don’t understand why I feel like the problem,I don’t understand the lack of empathy and knowledge I would use if it was the ot
Hi folks,Looking for a new start on the mental health forums as totally different now since I started. Have a good shrink and he's always challenged me and I respect him. 15 minutes every 6 weeks but he got me onto a medication to get off that nicotine af
Last Saturday my car was sideswiped by another car, going in for repair soon. 2 days ago I cleaned 2 homes as a individual support worker and results were both complained about lack of cleaning abilities at houses. Today I was caught smoking out the front
Hi Everyone,I've been homebound due to depression and anxiety for over a year. I lost my job because of this and it was just a spiral from there, until with my husbands assistance I reached out for help. For the past three months I've completed an in pers
TW-Mentions physical abuse. UPDATE: My dr is okay, she was in bed with a migraine and she thought she text me but it didn't go through! All is well. First of all, I want to emphasize that I am very blessed to have a psychiatrist. Very Very fortu
Hi all I’m new to this I have had anxiety for the past 30 odd years but have been able to manage it . over the last few weeks I have had my anxiety it seems worse then ever . I lost my husband 3 years ago and we were child hood sweethearts we were togethe
Hello, I have been on the receiving end of narcissistic abuse for nearly three years now. My abuser is highly successful and even the police hands are tied.Any tips on how to manage the gas lighting and possessiveness/obsessive behaviours coming from my a
Hi, I heard that Griefline might be able to help with bereavement specifically mentioning a group "Grief of Estrangement or Relational Separation"?I am doing my best to heal intergenerational trauma that I have learnt I have passed on to my daughter and e
I am new here and have been encouraged to find online support groups as I feel quite isolated.I am 39 and have just spent the last few years undergoing so many big transitions that I've completely lost who I am and don't know where to turn anymore.I was e
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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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