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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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Springtime | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Am I being caring or enabling him to neglect his responsibilities?

Hi Everyone, For the last few months (particularly while in lockdown in Melbourne), I've been struggling with a growing realisation that my husband's struggles (depression, anxiety and panic disorder) are potentially granting him permission (in his mind a

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Bow | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

noises

This is probably really silly, but sitting here tonight bothered by it and thinking.... I’ve noticed in recent weeks that I have become overly sensitive to noises, background noises. Not loud or anything. I had to get up and walk out of the room toni

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

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P12 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Cognitive Dissonance

Does anyone know of any methods to overcome cognitive dissonance? I refer to the mental distress caused by needing to hold contridictory ideals simultaneously. My experience is that I am an outsider in society and must act in order to fit in. The acting c

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

I'm on staff now?

I got a message today saying I've "Ranked Up To SANE Staff". Um... What? Seems like a strange label to be suddenly applied to a regular user. I would think that calling a member "SANE Staff" implies their on the SANE payroll and that their in charge

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jamesle2015 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Same place forever

Has anyone here lived in the same house your whole life or most of your life? Has anyone stayed in the same suburbs and never gone interstate or overseas for whole life and worked near home as well?

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

jamesle2015 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Unlocked

At last great news for Melbourne

Social spaceCreated 6 years ago

jamesle2015 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Melbourne unlocked

At last Daniel Andrews has done it

Recovery ClubCreated 6 years ago

Pollyotter | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Grounding

Hello all. I hope you are doing good and looking after yourselves. I have been studying counseling for a number of months now and I have gained permission to share the following. One thing that I have noticed is that there are a hand

Recovery ClubCreated 6 years ago

Lil2 | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Help

Hii have no one to talk toi am in a committed relationshipbut I can't stop thinking about someone I used to be close friends with.someone I know has always cared for me deeply and we sort of ditched our chance together years ago. (10 years ago) I nev

Recovery ClubCreated 6 years ago

TopDeck | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Not sure what to do

I am not quite sure what to do with my outlook on life and my feelings towards the world. I feel as though it might get ridiculed here, but I'm stuck looking for like-minded people who could relate to me on this. There isn't many people out there that thi

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

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