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

[Bisquit1]

New here.  Looking for others to chat with and connect with over shared experiences.  I am new to the world of being a support person for a family member and want to be strong, to learn, to become as healthy as possible.  

Fun fact:  hmm, I enjoy mowing the lawn (strange, right?). 

Best, 

Biscuit

[pp1904]

Sorry to hear this. Your situation sounds similar to mine, except my son has bouts of energy where he appears charming and helpful. I don’t have anything to offer you, except to say that I understand 

[tacocat]

Thanks for offering your support, and welcome to the forums @pp1904 🙂

[BipolarWife1]

Hi all, 

thanks for having me here. My husband has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar 2, on top of ADHD, and we are both struggling a bit. He is due to start mood-stabilising medication [edited by moderator] after some blood tests in the new year, but he’s very mixed about the news. It’s been suggested that we source a Bipolar specialist psychologist to help him navigate self management as he knows very little about the condition. Does anyone have any suggestions? South East Melbourne preferred but he may agree to Telehealth. 

[rav3n]

hey there @BipolarWife1 welcome to the forums! so glad to have you join us 😊

just wanted to let you know that our community guidelines of 'limited detailed descriptions' states that we don't allow the naming of specific medications in order to prevent others from being upset/triggered and to keep the community safe. i've removed the medication name and replaced it with 'mood-stabilising medication' instead so its more vague. you can read more about our guidelines here: Guidelines and technical support - SANE Forums

unfortunately, members cannot share the details of practitioners, however, we encourage you to utilise the these websites to find a psych in your area:

• Find a Psychologist | APS
• Find Psychologists and Therapists in Victoria - Psychology Today

you can add filters so that it specifically searches for someone who specialises in bipolar 2 within the location of your choice. hope those sites help!!

[Howtomakegravy]

I'm new here and don't know how this works. I'm the stepfather of a 20yr stepdaughter who recently disclosed hearing voices and having multiple (4) personalities as part of her. She also dissociates for the past seven years, she disclosed, which involves chunks of time she doesn't remember and she 'zones out' at times. Apparently, it used to be 1 personality but the other three 'appeared' a few weeks ago after her Uni exams. The number of personalities, or alters as I come to learn, are in addition to the 'host.' We are looking into a diagnosis for dissociative identity disorder (DID). I'm trying to support her, and it was a relief to her when I believed her. By believing her however, my world was turned upside down and I have no idea what I am doing or should be doing. One thing I know for sure is that I'm not coping and need help, so I've joined SANE in the hope of connecting with some forum associated with DID. I don't know how this works here whether its just a notice board with all manner of issues or whether there are dedicated forums for certain conditions. Please advise.