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18 Oct 2021 07:08 AM
18 Oct 2021 07:08 AM
Hello all👋,i am new to this forum.I am a parent of an adult who has long term mental health issues.I have no one to talk to or any support who understands my daily life struggles trying to help my son who is transgender. Hopefully this forum can give me some insight on other carers perspectives and hopefully assist others. Thanks for reading ❤
18 Oct 2021 01:18 PM
18 Oct 2021 01:18 PM
Hi @Jacqui297 ,
Welcome to the forums, it's great that you have reached out here
I am not a carer myself but I just wanted to say I hear your struggles and I hope you are able to find people to talk to here. It must be difficult to care for another whilst trying to take care of yourself, with no support.
We have an event happening in two weeks: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
It might be a good opportunity for you to connect to other carers and discuss ways to connect to others. Would you be interested in this?
from cloudcore
18 Oct 2021 01:36 PM
18 Oct 2021 01:36 PM
Welcome @Jacqui297 I hope you find some support here
18 Oct 2021 03:01 PM
18 Oct 2021 03:01 PM
Yes,i would be interested in this event.Thank you!
18 Oct 2021 07:39 PM
18 Oct 2021 07:39 PM
20 Oct 2021 04:02 PM
20 Oct 2021 04:02 PM
Welcome @Jacqui297 , it's great to see you've found your way to this wonderfully supportive forum, and if you can make it to the next Topic Tuesday event, as @cloudcore so kindly linked you to, I'm sure you'll meet other carers who can relate.
Hope to see you there
Rhye
20 Oct 2021 04:14 PM
20 Oct 2021 04:14 PM
Thank you so much,its so good to find people who understand.I have felt so isolated for so long.
20 Oct 2021 08:10 PM
20 Oct 2021 08:10 PM
hello @Jacqui297
I'm glad you've joined the forum. I'm a carer in lots of directions in my family, but probably the role that demands the most of me as a carer is for our 17yo son who had schizophrenia and OCD. I really appreciate connecting with other carers too, welcome.
21 Oct 2021 07:52 AM
21 Oct 2021 07:52 AM
Thank you,its lovely to meet you!
21 Oct 2021 07:34 PM
21 Oct 2021 07:34 PM
Hi everyone I'm poppyfriend and i currently care for people that either have dementia or are going to have dementia-related needs soon. have been unable to create a new post because my computer is not being kind 🙂
I think I can relate that being a carer means it's a lot of work some days are good and then some are not so good.
For me it's hard because i am still somewhat young myself and i don't have that many friends in my own age group that do normal young people stuff and have caring responsibilities in the mix as well.
Thanks for listening to me vent and i hope everyone here has a beautiful evening - take care of yourselves!
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