Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

EK79 · 04 Aug 2023

Hi Everyone,

Nice to e-meet you all.

I am 42 and living with chronic schizophrenia I was working as a journalist for most of my adult life but had to reevaluate when I became ill in my mid-late 30's. My recovery journey has been a colourful one, despite a few stints in hospital, I am now in my second year at Sydney Uni studying Social Work.

I look forward to connecting with all of you 🙂

Have a lovely afternoon.

Thomas3 · 13 Aug 2023

Hello I am Thomas3

I guess there are other Thomas' here so hello to you.

I am new here and just wanting to share where I can thank you to all the people who have welcomed me to the group I hope your all able to share with me when needed.

Cheers

Thomas3

Streetspirit · 19 Aug 2023

Hi,

About me

Middle age male
Grew up with a bullying sibling
Shy since a kid
Parents passed away as a teen and adult
Got depressed over a breakup
Thought I might've been hypomanic at one stage
Was on antidepressants for a long time
Only found about about anxiety disorders 10 years ago (e.g., social, generalised) that I could relate to
More recently learned about complex PTSD and that maybe I have attention and obsessive tendencies
Have been working on my mental health but still trying to work out "what I have" or what's the best way to get better

Fun fact

I used to play a massive multiplayer online game that was entirely text based (known as a multi-user dungeon or MUD)

Blackbird11 · 22 Aug 2023

Hi, I'm new to this type of communication. I look forward to joining and contributing. Shout out to all who engage it's courageous and brave. Also a look after you to those who can only view conversations and may not be ready to contribute, you are important too.

hanami · 22 Aug 2023

Hi @Blackbird11 !

What a lovely welcome from you so I want to reach out right back and give a big welcome!

I'm glad you found us here. I'm one of the peer moderators here at SANE.

If you have any questions about our guidelines or navigation please don't hesitate to ask, someone will always be on hand to help out. This is such a friendly and welcoming community, I'm sure you'll find lots of like-minded souls.

Warmest wishes

Hanami

Blackbird11 · 22 Aug 2023

Thank you @hanami so very much!

hanami · 22 Aug 2023

Hi there @Thomas3 and @Streetspirit

I just came across your posts and noticed you are both new around here. I wanted to give you a big welcome. Feel free to share as much or little as you like, or just read along for now. It's a great little community for like-minded souls. While we all are very different, we can all relate to the world being a hard place at some stage on our own or a loved-one's mental health.

Again, welcome to you both!

Hanami