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Orchard DNA probability
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Two years later, this person who claimed to have a child to my partner has finally done the legal dna test we sent it to her, his details are no where to be found on the form so I’m not sure if she knows it was him that sent it….Awaiting results curr... View more

Two years later, this person who claimed to have a child to my partner has finally done the legal dna test we sent it to her, his details are no where to be found on the form so I’m not sure if she knows it was him that sent it….Awaiting results currently- I’m nervous, distraught and just a mess. She tried claiming him on the birth certificate and then tried for child support. He rang both well before the child was born to be noted of file that he wanted a dna test done and will not agree to any assessments etc as it isn’t his child. Both BDM and CSA denied her claims. CSA specifically said we will get this sorted as they didn’t believe her. Next thing you know is she is telling his family that I forged the letters from CSA and BDM and that he is still the father. His sister asked her to do a home dna test which unbeknownst to us she did it (not with his dna) and it came back inconclusive….. if you couldn’t get the alleged fathers dna wouldn’t you use the sisters?!? At least then there would be a familiar match. I can’t wait for this drama to be over with. anyone else who has been in a similar situation? How did you deal with it all. Any advice?

Cleo26 im not sure if therapy will help me
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helloi'm not sure if this is the right place to write about something like this, but i have nobody else to help so all advice/opinions are welcome. what do you do when you feel like you need help right now. like i cant handle living this way anymore ... View more

helloi'm not sure if this is the right place to write about something like this, but i have nobody else to help so all advice/opinions are welcome. what do you do when you feel like you need help right now. like i cant handle living this way anymore and its so painful to deal with my thoughts and feelings and i've struggled with this for so many years. i know that therapy is a great long term solution to get to the bottom of your problems and learn 'coping strategies' but honestly i feel like i cant wait. i have so many issues and anxieties and different feelings that having a one hour session each week where i try to unpack these topics wont help me much in short term. i just feel terrible. i'm willing to do therapy and i understand how it would make me feel better and how i would benefit from advice a lot, and my friend is willing to drive me to one (since i don't feel comfortable with my parents taking me) but i'm wondering if medication is something i should also consider. for context i'm 18, i've struggled with mental health issues for a long time like depression and anxiety, these issues have gone from severe to moderate many times in my life but for a long time now they have set me back so much and i just feel terrible and so scared for the future constantly. i have had a few short term therapists before. just to clarify, i know i say i cant live like this anymore but i am in no way suicidal, i'm just struggling with the way my life is right now. its just so complicated because i don't know how to ask for medication or from who, and i'm scared that i'm just going to get told that i don't need it or its going to somehow make me feel worse in the end. im sorry if this was unclear or not articulated well, if you have any thoughts or advice on what i should do please let me know. i just feel hopeless and i feel unable to get myself out of this at this point.

Nickname_BF96BC8D-97C3-4022-9260-6703064A15E8 Inpatient Programs and Getting into the Right One
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I've suffered a history of severe depression and anxiety since my late teens due to PTSD in childhood. It's been going on for over a decade and gotten worse with time with poor self care, bad relationships and unhealthy habits. I'm truly at my lowest... View more

I've suffered a history of severe depression and anxiety since my late teens due to PTSD in childhood. It's been going on for over a decade and gotten worse with time with poor self care, bad relationships and unhealthy habits. I'm truly at my lowest and need to admit myself into inpatient care asap. I started the process and have a referral. It states I've had issues with depression, anxiety, some alcohol overuse and some eating disorders. When I spoke with one of the admissions they are absolutely fixated on the eating disorder. I tried to explain it's purely a symptom of the anxiety and panic attaks and the purging is quite irregular and I'm capable of eating healthly, it's just a symptom when things are tough. I also use alcohol and do other things that are not healthy as a result. They don't want to listen and want to put me in an eating disorder program. The problem is the whole program is focused on nutrition, diet, eating regularly etc. which would be a waste for my health as I am capable of getting this in check and I wouldn't be able to focus on the real problems (even though they'd dedicate some time to it, the ED part would be primary). I can't just take time out for that and then another program afterwards. I really need help but they just want to put me in a 3 week ED program. The only solution they have is to do a full blood test (even though my bloods from November are fine) and they they will 'assess'. But I can't wait another few days for that to come back and they might just say no anyway. Does anyone have any suggestions? Have you been into a program where they let you in for depression even though you may have had ED symptoms? Open to any thoughts or suggestions. I'm just trying to get help but feel like I'm just being shut down left right and centre.

KayDan Loosing my first born child to my anger issues and need help please.
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My trans (daughter/son) has left home and gone to a refuge because of my anger issues. I need help to get them/him to not feel unsafe to come back home to their family home.

My trans (daughter/son) has left home and gone to a refuge because of my anger issues. I need help to get them/him to not feel unsafe to come back home to their family home.

Defqonnner Transfer of prescription from Psychiatrist to GP
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Hello! I have had ADHD since I was 7 (28 now). I have been off medication since I turned 18 but feel it's time to go back on it. I had an assessment for Adult ADHD for which I passed. My Psych prescribed me long acting and short acting medication. Th... View more

Hello! I have had ADHD since I was 7 (28 now). I have been off medication since I turned 18 but feel it's time to go back on it. I had an assessment for Adult ADHD for which I passed. My Psych prescribed me long acting and short acting medication. That is all well and good but I have Coeliac Disease and can not eat Gluten. I can't consume the short acting medication. I did make this clear to my Psych but he failed to prescribe me the correct outcome. My Psych wants me to come back so he can prescribe me a new drug. I don't want to spend another $400 for his mistake. I was recently told that you can request that a Psych transfer their care to a GP. I was wondering what peoples experiene are with this?

R.Penn Isolated
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Hey, I wanted to reach out again and have a chat with someone who wants to listen. I have had a really rough last 2022. It’s a very long story. I have GAD and possible APD. I recently tried to get back onto MHCP after living in a caravan for the last... View more

Hey, I wanted to reach out again and have a chat with someone who wants to listen. I have had a really rough last 2022. It’s a very long story. I have GAD and possible APD. I recently tried to get back onto MHCP after living in a caravan for the last 6 months. I am now in a much better position and consider myself lucky to have such a beautiful old rental and living with my old cat and partner. I am currently unemployed again, I have had a rocky career Road. My HSP and anxieties make it hard to stay in a job long term. My longest has only been a year working for someone else and 10 yrs on and off freelance design and illustration. I have moved around a bit and have lost touch with a lot of people I used to know. I only have one close friend and she lives in Melbourne. My family are very broken and we keep to ourselves and hardly visit. My mother and father are narcissistic and self absorbed. I wanted to get onto a MHCP and see a new psychologist but I just gave up, they have changed the Medicare rebates now and I can’t afford a gp and pay $200 upfront for a psych each visit while I am on centrelink. I consider myself grateful but I do find I need support with my depression and anxiety, I am 33 and feel aimless, I have tried having long term goals but covid ruined that. I just need help finding purpose in my daily living and I don’t really get to talk to anyone unless it’s my partner, or the checkout lady where I shop. I feel so alone and I don’t mind being on my own I like my company but I’m finding my life very boring and sedentary and loneliness keep creeping back in. I would love to find a support group in Queensland… I just feel older now and like I won’t find anyone I can connect with. I also am isolating because I have to learn my own boundaries and find I have gone the opposite way and withdrawn from society so I don’t get hurt again…. Can anyone relate?

Orangeicy Losing the rose tinted glasses
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The rant. Apologies. Over these past few months I've been attempting to grow as a person, to learn about myself and the scars I carry. I am anxious, low self-esteem and people pleasing. Through my digging I have discovered that I was most likely pare... View more

The rant. Apologies. Over these past few months I've been attempting to grow as a person, to learn about myself and the scars I carry. I am anxious, low self-esteem and people pleasing. Through my digging I have discovered that I was most likely parentified. The daughter servant expected to help out and be responsible for far more than was right. I was my mother's mini therapist. Always had to be skinnier/more popular/better and yet not ever good enough despite my best efforts. I always wished I was someone else, dreaming myself away in stacks of library books. Always wishing I had been a boy, because maybe then I would have been as good as my two brothers. Anyway, through my digging I have discovered (I think) that my mum is a covert narcissist.She fits all the criteria.Perfect to the outside worldSilent treatmentWalking on eggshells with herObsessed with looksWhen I opened up about my anxiety to her a few months back it was minimized. Treated it like it was an attention thing. Pushed me straight back down in the ditch after I has risked talking about it. My dad I'm not too sure about. Whether he is a narcissist, enabler or just emotionally stunted. I don't talk to him much because he is literally like a person with the title "dad" attached. There is no emotional value.He believes that giving money shows he cares, but has no capacity to talk emotions with anyone. I feel like I am constantly carrying a big backpack of shame and sadness with me. And I am sick of it. I have moved far far away from my parents. Only see them sporadically. But letting go of the self image that was crammed down my throat proves a lot harder than I ever thought. Therapy is unaffordable at this point so I am choosing here to unpack my bag of sh***y emotions.

Beaser Medication change scares me .
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Hi this is my first post in this section. I just yesterday seen a new Dr as my old one is unavailable . He seemed quite good and interested in how i was. I have been on a certain medication for a few years ... He decided to up my dose which scares me... View more

Hi this is my first post in this section. I just yesterday seen a new Dr as my old one is unavailable . He seemed quite good and interested in how i was. I have been on a certain medication for a few years ... He decided to up my dose which scares me. I have a friend who was on the same medication but she found it terrible and switched to another which she found really good . Im just so scared that this may not be the right thing for me. Ive decided to take his advice and try the higher dose but im just scared after what my friend went through . This is really scaring me and what if it sends me backwards . Brett ,

Hopeland How to live with someone with narcissistic traits
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I believe my partner has narcissistic traits and is affecting my mental health. I feel I need support as I at the moment am not happy to just leave the relationship. For now I just need to talk to people so I don’t go insane

I believe my partner has narcissistic traits and is affecting my mental health. I feel I need support as I at the moment am not happy to just leave the relationship. For now I just need to talk to people so I don’t go insane

Meltymoment Sister is paranoid her doc is drugging her
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My sister in law has been diagnosed with ADHD for 2 years. But hasn't handled the medications well.At first she thought her doctor was giving her placebos now she thinks he is give her anti psychotic meds secretly. She has looked up ways doctors can ... View more

My sister in law has been diagnosed with ADHD for 2 years. But hasn't handled the medications well.At first she thought her doctor was giving her placebos now she thinks he is give her anti psychotic meds secretly. She has looked up ways doctors can do this pap smears robotic tablets etc. She also thinks her ex house mates are messing with their house breaky things killing the lawn etc. She has quit jobs and been fired for her mental health issues. I am really worried for her. How do I get her committed? She has a daughter at how with autism that is about to go to high school and doesn't need this on top of everything.