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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 Group Hub! Introduce yourself here 🙂

OMG yes @Yowie212 love video games!! Just started playing another round of Elden Ring hehe are you playing anything at the moment?

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Hi I'm Liss,

My 24 year old daughter was just diagnosed as Bipolar 1 after 5 years of trying to find an answer, 1 that fits.

It has been an absolute roller coaster of a ride and currently still is, but I think now we may be getting on the right path.

The more she and us learn about Bipolar the more she seems to be able to put into words what she is going through.

I hope to learn and find people with who I can laugh with, vent to and get advice from.

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

Hi Liss @Elepots, I have a 24 year old daughter who is being treated for bipolar 1. We have also been on this journey for 5 years. I have joined this forum to find other people in similar situations to share information and support.

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

Hopefully our girls can get to a good place soon.

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

Hi all

I'm trying to navigate the issues my 28 year old son is facing. He's withdrawn from society and hardly ever leaves the house. Unemployed and uses his issues as an excuse. Will sometimes agree he needs help but won't take a positive step to dealing with his issues. I'm at a complete loss as to how I can help him and not just be his crutch.

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

Hey @Dingo1964 welcome! I am sorry to hear about how difficult things are at the moment for you and your son. I imagine many here can relate to the frustrations of seeing a loved one struggle, but also do nothing to help themselves.

Hope you find what you're looking for here 😊

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

Thanks Jynx

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

hi @Mumto8 I know this post was a few years ago and I'm new to this forum. Going through exactly the same thing with my 28 year old son. I hope things have settled for you both in the last couple of years.

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

Thanks for my welcome to the Hub.

I have been a carer for my son for 39 years. He was born with an intellectual disability.

Life has certainly been difficult for both him & myself. Finally after all this time he now has great support workers & access to the therapists he needs.i can see some light at the end of the tunnel for me being able to have some time to myself.

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

Hi

My son is 39.

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