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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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BAO5 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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Whaledone1234 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

Reliving trauma during treatment

Hey, I've had really bad experience addressing trauma with my psychologist. I have never been able to discuss in depth. My psychologist believes that opening up and sharing more with them will be beneficial to my recovery but I just don't want to or liter

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tyme | Moderator | Last message 9 months ago

26th January 2026 Hangout

Hey everyone, While some see today as Australia Day, we remember what this day means to our First Nations People. Here is a space to hangout for those who are around.

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unimportant | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

Recovery programs

Hi sorry but I do not know what is happening with the recovery program.I was told that there would be information available and people would reach out on the week starting the 19th.Is that still happening?I do not want to be an issue, it is just I have be

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Oaktree | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 weeks ago

Job Search!

Hi guys, This thread is for all those searching for a job. A place to share challenges as well as successes. I am currently out for the evening but I will come back and talk about my recent job application later tonight. Please feel free to tag other

Employment, education and trainingCreated 9 months ago

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Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

Sunday Coffee and Chat -- 25th January 2026

@tyme , @AlwaysMyself , @Ruby26 , @NightFury , @Rosepetal96 , @Chasingsunsets @Blackcloud , @Flutterbug9 @Purplequeen , @john74 , @DownMoreThanUp ,&

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Ruby26 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 months ago

Job search depression

Does anyone else find job searching is a trigger for mental health? I find applying for jobs gets me down. I get really angry when anything goes wrong, have constant anxiety when waiting to hear back about the outcome and I end up having a brea

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AnnoyedSheDevil | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

My toxic ex has returned, advice needed

TW: brief, non-descriptive mentions of: serious medical health, abuse and controlling behaviour. My dad has had Angina attack, basically the prelude to a heart attack and will need to undergo a stress test and maybe even surgery. I visited him and th

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SaltwaterSoul | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 months ago

How do you handle people who minimise your trauma?

Hi everyone,This is my first post here. I started my healing c-ptsd journey last year, and one of the things I really struggle with is how to figure out how to tell close people in my life what happened. So far, only one person has responded in a really s

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 9 months ago

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Lovingdaughter | New Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

My father DVA Gold Card member in Aged Care

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to connect with others who have supported a veteran parent in residential aged care and have had to navigate DVA systems during rapid health decline. My dad is a DVA Gold Card holder and is currently in residential aged care in Que

Welcome and getting startedCreated 9 months ago

creative_writer | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

Different therapy approaches for trauma

I had multiple mental illnesses, one of my diagnoses is cptsd. Right now I’ve been doing more behavioural therapy and my current psych focuses more on exposure therapy. I feel like I haven’t been able to get far, it’s not that it hasn’t helped, but I feel

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