Graham | Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

I've read about the hearing voices movement. There's a TED Talk with over two million views by an Englishworman named Eleanor Longden which sheds some light on this. I'm wondering if it's an approach consistent with the current reseach on schizophren

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Tim_H | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

My son has suffered from severe OCD and depression for many years. Given OCD is such a secretive illness I often don't know how he's going, as he keeps symptoms to himself. I would like to attend a psychiatrist appointmnet with him (if he allows as he's o

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Geronimo | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hi Everybody, I have lived with medication for Sz for over 30 years now and looking back I think I most likely had mental health issues from about the age of 15 or 16, at least in the last two years of high school you could say I was depressed somewhat. T

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Harry | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hi team I just wanted to clarify that at this stage we are being asked to reply to at least one post and also post on a new topic totalling at least two (2) posts per day? I ask this because I'm wondering what happens if we don't have a new topic to

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Harriet | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

I am not sure what I can do to help my sister, who has PND. I am from a pretty close family, but she lives interstate and none of us are able to provide any hands on support for her and her children. I wish there was something I could do to he

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 12 years ago

The Wesley Report "Giving Disability Carers A Break" reveals that disability carers are extremely resilient and resourceful, but their mental and physical well-being would decline significantly if support services disappeared or were diminished, a new Not

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Jade | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hi all When I first became a carer I was guilty as others maybe of putting the person you are looking after first. My mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness in June 2013. She became very depresse

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hi everyone, Thank you all so much for your contribution! Some of you have let us know that your comments haven't appeared after posting them. What this has alterted us to is that our 'out of office' message isn't appearing. Our forum

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

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Mactown | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hello fellow carersMy husband and I are very concerned about the budget.1. We are self-funded retirees but not on a high income so the pension aspect does not affect us but I am in a support group where many others are pensioners. Like us, they contribute

Friends, families and carers|Created 12 years ago