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demonblaster
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
I know there's a few that I don't know but ask what they are so assuming others too may not know

GAD ?

Learnt recently that BPD = Bipolar Disorder can be confused with BPD= Borderline Personality disorder so the poster puts PD= personality disorder (good thinking)

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Thx Sophie and Kanga

Mathy I prefer to swear lol, no lady clearly but it emphasizes & I'm not good at words or expressing same for a lot of people.

But that's right in mixed company, if It's going to offend someone I hold back with great difficulty I add 😄

Often swearing comes from rough people or in bad situations with aggression so I'm ok and these days heard on TV talk show there's moderate which is just acceptable.

It is a quicker way to get point across but there's young and old here too, amongst other reasons

Thx 🙂

ACT.......Actualised Conscious Thought
ACT.......& Acceptance and commitment therapy
AD.........Arrested Development (period in life when developmental progress was interrupted
ADS.......Alcohol Dependence Scale
AH.... ....Auditory Hallucinations
ALIVE....A Lifestyle Intervention Via EmailBB AMIDA- Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation
BB - BeyondBlue
BP - Bipolar
BPD - Bipolar disorder
BPD - & Borderline Personality Disorder
BD - Borderline Disorder (Starting dropped the D. Gets mistaken with Bipolar Disorder
BD - & Body Dysmorphia
CA -?Child abuse (anyone know different?
CBT -Cognitive behavioural therapy
CD - Clinical Depression
CSA -Child sexual abuse/assultDBT..... Dialectical behavior therapy
DSP -Disability support Pension
DV - Domestic Violence
EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
GAD - Generalised Anxiety Disorder
GAD - Generalised Anxiety Disorder
MIA - Missing in Action (or away for the day)
MI - Mental Illness
MH - Mental Health
MPD/DPD -both refer to Multiple or Duel Personality Disorder
NAMI -National Alliance on Mental Illness.
NC - No Contact.
NEA/BPD -National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder.
NDIA - National Disability Insurance Authority
NDIS - National Disability Insurance Scheme
NIMH- National Institute of Mental Health.
NPD - Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OT - Occupational Therapist
PSTD- Post traumatic stress disorder
SA - SEXUAL ASSAULT/ABUSE
SAD - SEASONAL ANXIETY DISORDER
SH - Self Harm
SIB - Self injuirious behaviour
STD -Sexually Transmitted Disease

General internet

ATM - At the moment
AWOL- Away With-Out Leave
AFK - Away from keyboard
BBS - Be back soon BBL - Be back later
BIL - Brother in law FIL = father in law MIL = Mother in law SIL = Sister in law.
BTW- By the way
FB - Facebook
GTG - Got to go
GR8 – Great +M8 - mate
IDK - I don't know
IKR - I know right
IME - in my experience
LTH - Less than human
LMAO - Laughed My Arse Off
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO- In my honest opinion
MWAH - kiss
OT - OverTime
PRN - Per required necessary (when needed) latin= Pro Re Nata
PPL - People
YOLO - you only live once
TC - Take care
(Y) - like (fb - facebook
YW – you're welcome
Smileys
:) - Smile (eyes/mouth
:( - Sad
;) - Joking
:D -Big smile
:P - Poking tongue out

=> - leads to
> - greater than
< - less than



























































AMIDA. Action for More Independence & Dignity in Accommodation

D- Daughter

DD- ?

My psychologist uses DD as short for Dissociative Disorder 🙂

Could it mean dependent daughter?

Hi Cloud & Megsy welcome, thanks both yeah I think they were in regard to family but Cloud I'll put that on the list too

Tc peeps 🙂

DAC test. Depression Anxiety stress

Thx thanks

BC because

Lothar1966
Community Member
These are almost all initialisms, not acronyms.