Hello fellow Forumites,
I am Phoenix_Rising. There isn't very much to know about me. I'm just your typical run-of-the-mill autistic sea turtle with borderline personality disorder (BPD). I'm female and 40 years old (which, given sea turtles live to 150, is ridiculously young). 
I have a very extensive psychiatric history spanning the past twenty years. Much of what I struggle with these days is due to trauma I have experienced within the mental health system, rather than the events that brought me into contact with that system in the first place. Consequently, I am super passionate about changing some of those systemic issues that I believe cause far more harm than good. I hold strong values around the importance of lived experience in informing policy and change. I also hold strong values around empowering consumers and as much as possible, breaking down the power differential that currently exists between "the experts" and consumers.
I spend a lot of my time riding the waves of super overwhelming emotions that are a core feature of BPD. Thus you can usually find me here: Riding a wave.
When I'm not floating around the ocean, I can often be found doing yoga in the most peculiar yoga group in the world: The great yoga adventure or doing a bit of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Let's do dialectical behaviour therapy.
I think that's about all there is to know about me...oh except that I fully intend to change the world.
Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.