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Friends, families and carers

Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Group Hub! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Group Hub! Introduce yourself here 🙂

New here? Welcome to the SANE Friends, Family and Carers Forums! We are so happy you found us and have joined our wonderful community. There are lots of people here like you who are supporting a family member, friend or loved one, and who can understand what you might be going through and offer valuable peer support.

You may see people reaching out to share their stories, asking questions, looking for others who get it, seeking support and offering support. We hope you find this a supportive and welcoming space to be.

We want to get to know you, and introduce you to other members of the SANE Community.

To get started, you can simply post here by clicking "reply" to introduce yourself and a fun fact or two about you.

Or, you can introduce yourself to the community by starting a new discussion thread! How to do that you ask? Follow the below steps to create your first post.

  • Click back into the Welcome & Getting Started topic area
  • Click the ‘New Discussion’ Button
  • Type in a subject title
  • Enter your post (there are some helpful tips on how you can introduce yourself below)
  • Then click post!

You may see our Peer Support Workers welcoming new members in this space, so please reach out if you have any questions, or if we can help you get started 🙂 We are always happy to help! To reach us, @moderator or email us at team@saneforums.org. We look forward to getting to chatting soon

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

First time chronic anxiety 2022 bipolar 2006 cptsd / complex trauma 2020 and physical disabilities from a old workplace injury 2009.

Symptoms and triggers overwhelming

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hey there @MedicinalGypsy ,

Is this about you or a loved one?

It sounds like a lot to cope with either way.

Are there any current supports in place?

These forums provide peer-to-peer support which helps us to see that we are not alone.

I've also had my fair share of MH challenges. Yet peer support was one of the greatest aspects of my recovery.

I hope to hear from you soon!

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

This is about me, my husband who we have just taking time out he also has ptsd and he's a guardian for his disabled adult son who has physically and mentally disabled

  • Life is feeling tough hubby has copd as well we both struggling no supports really we are trying to connect

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Thank you for sharing and connecting 🙏

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

It sounds like a lot @MedicinalGypsy

We are glad you have been able to reach out. Have you heard of SANE guided service? This offers a free 1:1 counselling service. You can check you eligibility here https://www.sane.org/referral

I'll also tag in other members who may be able to share their insights:

@Shaz51 @Oaktree @Anastasia @LilMapleLeaf @Former-Member @Blackbird11 @Asgard @Tilz @MermaidHair

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Thanks you I've registered 🙏

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hello @MedicinalGypsy

I'm so glad you have reached out here, it seems you have a lot going on. We're here for you ❤️

Use the @ Symbol to highlight a members name and they will be sent notification.

Thanks for the tag @tyme

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

@tyme thank you

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

@Blackbird 11 thanks you

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Re: Welcome to the Friends, Family and Carers Forum! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hello @MedicinalGypsy, and thanks for introducing us @tyme 😊

I am one of the peer guides from the lived experience side of the forum, do you ever post over there @MedicinalGypsy? I also have cptsd and bipolar, it's a great combination hey! But it Sounds like you've got even more than that on your plate with your husband and his son having complex needs too. No wonder you're struggling, that is a lot.

We have a lot of support and resources over on the lived experienced forums, we'd love to see you over there 💗

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