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I am an employment consultant specialising in workplace bullying and how to deal with it. I am based in New Zealand and work across the country in government and non-government organisations. I also run the New Zealand workplace bullying helpline and have done since 2005.

The problem is huge and yet it is so rarely recognised. People call it conflict, personality clashes, communication problems, being robust etc. Therefore the problem is not actually identified and ...

Hi all,

I really like writing poetry, though I haven't done much lately. Here are two of my favourite old ones, though, both of which describe how I generally feel and which I hope many of you can relate to. Comments appreciated!

"Limbo (A Life Lived in Vain)"

Shadows surround me
Reflections of my sin
My life in a limbo
Feet go up and down
Stomp the sidewalk
Without a sound.

Always looking to the ...

It was a fun run but all good things must come to an end.... good bye opiates :( . So long Opana, bye vicodin, good riddens methadone, see you around oxycontin. Maybe we'll meet again sometime in the future.


just posting this to commit to my quitting (yet again) of opiates.

I have never given this serious thought. Could someone shed some light on the matter, so to speak? :roll:

When you're just not with it and feel like you're on drugs, or something like that.

To whom it may concern,

I went to the doctors today. I couldn't handle the vast amount of pressure life was throwing at me. I found myself having mental breakdowns, while telling myself I was over reacting. I was demoted from my management position because I couldn't focus on all the responsibilities, I was given. Ive been management many times before, but as time goes on, I found it more difficult. Now its like I ...

I am brand new to this site and this is my first post. I feel like this post can go into any one of these categories because my anxiety is so multifaceted.
As an intro, I have been in therapy for the past 6 years. Recently, I have noticed that a lot of my anxieties are getting worse. What I have learned is that all my anxiety can be bridged back to a fear of ...

I am Just here. Looking to calm some of the chaos that has seemed to taken me over. I have become very disorganized. I have been in and out of counseling since I was about 22, I'm 43 now. Also been on all kinds of medications in that time, I'm still trying but losing hope.
Don't know for sure what I'm doing here, just maybe trying to find some support, inspiration and motivation.
I live ...

I am new to this forum and not sure even if I am posting this under the right topic or not. My boyfriend has been diagnosed in the past with NOS Depression & post traumatic Stress Disorder, he also has panic attacks, mood swings and trouble sleeping. Last year during a period when he was depressed and stressed out he woke up in the middle of the night and asked me who I was, at ...

I think the worst part of schizophreniz for me is the delusions. They allways seem to be a catch 22 with me.Like for instance for a while almost 8yrs off and on I would believe that people could read my mind but noone would tell me the truth because the goverment or god had told them not to it was just against the rules to talk about the hidden world of telepathy. So i figured ...