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Saturday, 12 February 2022 - 08:41
Where to start...!? I've always had a few symptoms of anxiety but since the pandemic it's gone through the roof. My mum was going through chemo and I lost the plot with fears that she would catch covid and die. I'm still terrified I will pass it on to her. I cant blame it all on that though, some...
Tuesday, 8 February 2022 - 10:51
I'm feeling so lost! My only child has just started school this year. I really want to get back into work (I worked in fast food as a teenager/young adult and then full time in office work up until I had my child at 25) I just lack confidence so badly and have no idea what I want to do for work. I...
Sunday, 6 February 2022 - 16:13
Im needing some help/advise. I have a 6 year old with ADHD she is on Ritalin. She has hearing aids for bilateral sensorinural hearing loss. She has just done her first week of grade one. Last year in Prep she was given a word list such as; I, It, Sit, Is, In, A, At, Sat, The, Had. Those simple...
Friday, 4 February 2022 - 18:50
Please don’t grill me for this as I’ve been told I’m a bitch by someone who didn’t know my circumstances and why I feel the way I do. I should also add I don’t think of myself as too good for others or anything like that, I have quite low self esteem actually and don’t think highly of myself at all...
Friday, 4 February 2022 - 11:31
My daughter is turning 15 this year and is currently in year 9. Last year she was serverly bullied to the point she developed anxiety, depression and had suicidal thoughts. When we discovered how bad it had gotten we booked her into a psychologist straight away and also contacted the school and...
Thursday, 3 February 2022 - 09:33
I feel like I’ve hit a wall. I separated from my daughter’s father almost a year ago. We separated for a number of reasons but mostly because I couldn’t trust him anymore after it had started coming out that he had been lying about a lot of things - little things, big things, petty things, anything...
Wednesday, 2 February 2022 - 23:25
I’ve just watched something on TV that was a trigger & I just wanted to share with anyone else who may be dealing with the same feelings……possibly someone a lot younger than me? I’ve just been reminded that I’ll never have a biological child. It’s hard, even at my age (50) people ask why didn’t...
Wednesday, 2 February 2022 - 21:25
Im in tears !! I felt compelled to say thank you to everyone who sent messages of support on my last post. I am overwhelmed and was not expecting such an understanding and nurturing response. This whole experience dictated who I was as a mother, daughter, wife and person. I can’t believe it took me...
Wednesday, 2 February 2022 - 09:02
Hi IM’s Is there a mental health check before you can start IVF for a single women having to use a sperm donor? There is a history of psychotic episodes, severe depression, Self harm and attempted suicide. Her medication makes her so spaced out she can barely function let alone take care of a child...
Tuesday, 1 February 2022 - 06:28
I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety and depression last august and since taking anti depressants I keep packing on the weight ( I mean 25 kilos before in less then 4 1/2 months I’m weighing over 140kgs now ). I’ve started having shakes, exercising a lot more ,eating less all that stuff and nothings...