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Shaz517 years ago

GRATITUDE

What are you Grateful for ????Gratitudeis mindset, a way of life with endless benefits for you and those around youit is such a simple habit that can spark the most incredible postive outcomes.by embracing and expressing gratitude and letting it guild you

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CheerBear8 years ago

Thumbs up Thursday - Woohoo!

Here on the forum there is so much to celebrate! Every day people are overcoming challenges, working at goals and taking steps forward.This space has been created as a place to recognise these achievements, both of others and also for us to share our own.

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BAO2 weeks ago

Welcome New Members!

Welcome to this online mental health peer-to-peer space.It's great to have you join this community.You can start a discussion by clicking "Start new disucssion", or you can "Reply" to a post.Here is the link to our Community Guidelines to guide your posti

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littlemissme4 months ago

Upcoming Webinar // Navigating civvie healthcare with Dr Alex Labanov // Wednesday 11 November, 7-8pm

Leaving the ADF comes with a lot of change. Managing your own physical health and the healthcare system is often one of the most challenging parts to navigate.Without the structure of Defence, many veterans are left trying to piece together how the civili

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Taalilast month

Morning Greetings!

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Co-design & Researchlast month

Community consultation invitation - support for Queensland fathers with young children

We want to know how we can better support fathers with young childrenSANE has been funded by the Queensland Mental Health Commission to provide specialist support to Queensland fathers with young children. As part of our planning, we would like to speak w

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TomBombadil2 months ago

We’ve been listening to your feedback about moderation decisions on the Forums.

Updates to our Forum Guidelines: We’ve heard your feedback about how our Forum guidelines are interpreted and applied. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we’ve reviewed the guidelines to make them clearer and easier to understand.We also

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littlemissme3 months ago

Please help us welcome new members to our Grief and Loss space

Hi Forumites,We're excited to share that, as part of Griefline's merger with SANE, we've just launched a dedicated Grief and Loss space here on SANE Forums.We've also moved discussions relating to grief and loss into this new space, making it easier for p

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c-user19994 months ago

Community Guideline Update: One Account per Person

Hey Forums Community,We wanted to share an update to our Community Guidelines: From now on, each member is asked to hold one Forums account. Running multiple identities on our Forums is not permitted. Here is the link to our Community Guidelines.This upda

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Chasingsunsetslast year

What has been your highlight today, no matter how big or small? Come share 🫶

Hi everyone! This is my first ever forum post so do hope it lands where it’s meant to 🤣 Most days, I like to find a highlight 😊. Usually, that means during a walk with my dog, I try to spot something different, something cool or something that brings

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Shaz5110 months ago

Our Gardens

Hello @TeaPositive @Ramman @Rana8 , @Determined @wermonastring @lil_green_clock @Junee @EJ , @ks @JR489 @HappyEmu @ForestBat @Farwaa123 @Cheekychick158 @Fullofhope79

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NightFury10 months ago

The Creative Writing Corner

"There is no greater power on this earth, than story," Libby Bray Why hello there! I've been discussing with @Jynx and @AuntGlow the fact that I used to write a lot as a child - pages and pages of imagination, and wonderous s

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TopDeck | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

DSP and work

So after 10 years of dealing with schizoaffective disorder and the mental health department, I think I'm ready to do some work. The problem I have is whether or not centrelink will review my DSP after obtaining work. My JCA says 8 hours, but I am not quit

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Christheart | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Struggling to keep going

Hey. I really don't want to just be remembered as a sad story. I just want to live a normal life. Mental illness is fighting and struggling to get through every single day. It's so exhausting? I went to a trivia night Friday night, I live w

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maddison | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Made to feel silly for trying to prevent worsening symptoms

It's been a very stressful 24 hours. I can see warning signs of relapse (schizophrenia) of my friend of nearly 20 years, whom I live with. In the last 10 days, he has slept around 3. His behaviour is manic & since this morning has become verbally

Friends, families and carersCreated 4 years ago

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MDT | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

How do I know if I have had trauma and abuse?

Some deep thinking and reflection on experiences in late teens has made me question myself. I am unsure if I have suffered emotional and psychical abuse. i don't feel comfortable saying much about it because I have touched on this topic in the past,

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Confused About Mental Health Policy (TW: Politics)

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

Social spaceCreated 4 years ago

chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Confused About Mental Health Policy (TW: Politics)

With the election looming, a lot of groups that focus on mental health & suicide have been throwing their 2 cents into the ring as to how a voter's interest in mental health ought to be influencing their vote. I'm subscribed to a fair few newsletters,

Advocating for changeCreated 4 years ago

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Beads | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

New user

I have been here before but it's been a long time so thought I should do this bit again. I'm in my mid 60's, have had major depression and dysthymia for decades, treated with Effexor. Have been pretty good until lately. because of family issues. I've reti

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Jessie21 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Jessie21

Hi everyone, as you are aware I have posted previously under PTSD and Happy Mothers Day. I am 70 years old female. I was born out in the country with two older brothers and a Mum and Dad. I would not say my life was completely bad and I

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IsAnybodyThere | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Apologies People

Hi All, I would like to apologise for being particularly slack with, Tagging. Everyone on here has issues and I should have no excuse. Certainly no worse than anyone else. My depression level is such that I am forgetting to do it. Last week I couldn't eve

Events and updatesCreated 4 years ago

IsAnybodyThere | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Mullioned Mazes

Wide awake I lie so tiredBrain alert and hotly wired,Shadowed eyes pray sleep is nearSoul within me sheds a tear.Wide awake I lie so tiredBrain alert and hotly wired,Shadowed eyes pray sleep is nearSoul within me sheds a tear.Turning corners without endI

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

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