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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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BAO4 days 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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Taali4 weeks ago

Morning Greetings!

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Co-design & Research4 weeks ago

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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Icecream | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Do I deseve to feel fine?

So I feel fine and then I just get a feeling like I dont deserve to be fine. So many other people are suffering quite a bit more than I am and I am just sitting here feeling sorry for myself. Whenever I feel sorry for myself I just make it even worse beca

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chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Government Survey for Peer Workers

The National Suicide Prevention Office is running a survey for peer workers. I know we've got numerous peer workers on here, so I thought you guys might like to know about it.Here is the link:https://surveys.srcentre.com.au/wix/p604210007577.aspx

Advocating for changeCreated 8 months ago

Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Thursday Coffee and Chat -- 19th March 2026

@Chasingsunsets , @MissGremlin , @NightFury , @Dimity , @Realness , @AlwaysMyself , @Fluttershy1 , @Flutterbug9 , @tyme , @Jynx , @Blackcloud

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CaringCarer | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Back again, my caring load has now doubled

Hi everyone, I joined these forums a couple of years ago when my son (multiple disabilities/mental health issues) was going through a rough patch. Used some of the resources for ongoing counselling, got some good advice here, and managed to get

Friends, families and carersCreated 8 months ago

Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Wednesday Coffee and Chat -- 18th March 2026

Morning everyone 😍😎 @heartathome , @MissGremlin , @NightFury , @AuntGlow , @Icecream , @Chasingsunsets , @AlwaysMyself , @Blackcloud , @Mustang67 ,&

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Ramman | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Daughter starting to want to hurt me

As per title. My 19F daughter is struggling so much; she feels nothing and noone is helping her. She has started to want to hurt me so I will hate her so she hurt herself. She is disassociated with her reality.

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MatchaToad | Peer Guide | Last message 8 months ago

Sensory Resets - What's Yours?

Hello everyone! 😊💚 Wishing you all a comfortable and peaceful Tuesday. 💚 I was thinking this morning about how certain sounds and smells can completely shift a mood, like the smell of rain on dry ground (petrichor), the crackle of a fi

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Jlol | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 months ago

TW. About to go into a huge downward spiral

I'm safe, not gonna do anything, looking for advice, etc, etc, etc. I'm really in a bad place right now. I need help, but I can't get help. I: * Can't talk to lifeline as I'm worried they'll just do a welfare check * Can't talk to S***

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Anonymouse1000 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

Managing Fatigue

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone out there has any sort of advice for managing fatigue? I'm not sleeping so great and have been struggling to stay awake during working hours. Even four shots of coffee isn’t working. Help?

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MG2879 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

150 days sober

just had to share my excitement I'm 150 days sober, seeing life so much clearer, no mental health episodes in that time, and off my psych meds. I also removed the toxic people from my life. The beginning was a total battle I couldnt see the light but

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