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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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Fizz | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Demand for mental health support doubles as Rural Fire Service members hit hard by disaster

Demand for NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) mental health and support services more than doubled following the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020, with more than 3300 members seeking assistance.https://the-riotact.com/demand-for-mental-health-support-doubles

Life after bushfiresCreated 6 years ago

LostAngel | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

many thoughts about many things

Hi all writting again as my mind ticks over with multiple thoughts,woke up this morning after a strange dream which is now pretty common for me to have although this dream wasnt a bad dream,not a nightmare just strange,it seems to be that worries and fear

Our storiesCreated 6 years ago

LostAngel | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

the need to not plan anything but just do!

hi all spur of the momment is sometimes nessasarry,if you really want to do something,be somewhere or meet someone you just have to decide to do it just get and and go,dont stay where you are now but physically move to where you want to be,overplanning is

Our storiesCreated 6 years ago

Unlonely1 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

nσthíng ís rítє!

ím nσt єхpєctíng 2 fínd rєαl hєlp hєrє ... íts tαkєn mαnч, mαnч чrs 4 mє 2 в wσrn dwn 2 thís hσpєlєss, hєlplєss, pαthєtíc pєrsσn, pσstíng hєrє 2dαч... dєvσíd σf nσrmαlnєss ín єvrч pσssíвlє wαч.í wαnt tσ єnd thís αgσnísíng lífє.í cαnt tαkє ít n є mσrє.thє

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 6 years ago

Please Help?

There's so much going on and I have no one to talk to. My mother is sick of mental disorders, so I can't talk to her about anything, I don't have a therapist or people I can rely on and I have no idea what's normal or not and which things are real or not

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

bipolarbunny | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Bipolar & Dissociation

Just wondering if any one else with bipolar dissociates during mania, mixed or depressive episodes?I have c-ptsd too, so I realise it could be part of that, but it mainly seems to happen during a bipolar episode when I am feeling overwhelmed, threatened o

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Frankie51 | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

I'm new and lost

Hi. I'm new here, I am living proof bpd and bipolar should not share the same head. I'm in crisis. Where's the exit.

Welcome and getting startedCreated 6 years ago

M_P90 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Trauma and mental health

There are many things I want to say here in a place I can say them.I've been living so many lies that I have become too tired to even interact with other people.There is so much I feel the need to hide. My trauma history, my constant mental health battles

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 6 years ago

Do you find the discussion of sexual harassment triggering?

Does anyone else feel overwhelmed by the amount of content coming out about sexual harrassment in the past few weeks? I understand that conversation around these issues is important, and that the culture in Parliament House, for example, is a matter

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 6 years ago

Returning to the office: Tips from a counsellor

When taking all of the nuances of adjusting to a “COVID normal” work routine into consideration, it’s understandable that some of us are nervous and overwhelmed about more change. One of our Help Centre counsellor’s Emma tells us how we can be gentle wit

Forums BlogCreated 6 years ago

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