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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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AdultsiblingBPD | New Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

adult sibling with undiagnosed BPD

Hi, I'm really struggling with my 44 year old sister who has what I suspect is BPD. Everything I have read online and in forums leads to this diagnosis. She has suffered depression for years, and anxiety. She feels she is the victim and that lots of bad t

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LostAngel | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Going Places that I've never been literally

Hi Everyone Ill tag @Snowie and @Former-Member in this one as it relates to two other previous Threads of mine in recent weeks and it relates to self growth as well as special someone but at the same time ok well its obviously personal

Our storiesCreated 5 years ago

saltandpepper | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Night Time

That scene in Back to the Future 2 where Marty senior is watching TV but he has like 10 different stations playing all at once--that is my brain right now. Don't even know what I'm thinking any more, it's just a static mess. So many thoughts and memo

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 5 years ago

Do you find that hearing other people's stories makes it better or worse?

I have noticed recently, that hearing other people's stories does not always make me feel understood. I always find myself pointing out how different both of our situations are, and for that reason, it makes me even more hopeless. For example,

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Gwynn | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Disability Support Pension Senate Inquiry

There is currently a senate inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/DisabilitySupportPensio Please consider making a

Recovery ClubCreated 5 years ago

Hippychick7878 | Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Wanting a home to call home me

I'm 42 years old and have mental issues I'm living on a couch I've been couch surfing for mnths now I do get NDIS but no funding for accommodation I'm hoping that someone out there could tell me more about independent living and what I have to do to get i

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Louise3 | New Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

I need help

Hi I need help but I don't know where to start with a counsellor if I did go to one. It feels like there's just too much wrong with me and my mind and my feelings. I feel like venting but it's going to be a long jumbled mess. I think in part be

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Oaktree | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

My life is boring

My life is so boring and monotonous. There is no meaning to this nothingness. I am desperate for some human connection but I have pushed people away for so long, to avoid hurt, rejection and pain, that I only really have two friends. Trouble is I can't re

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 5 years ago

Kind words give you hope... but sometimes, it's false hope.

I can't remember if I have shared this before, but I don't think so. I remember something my best friend at the time said to me. I said that I wanted to be there for the girl I loved, even if she didn't feel the same way. I talked about how I wa

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MS6 | New Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Has anyone experienced BDDBP? (Body Dysmorphic Disorder By Proxy)?

Hi there, I'm a 31 year old male and I've been receiving treatment for a combination of orthorexia, exercise addiction and Body Dysmorphic Disorder for the last 2 years. I have come a long way in my journey and am now at the point of preventing relap

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