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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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Unknown user | Member | Last message 6 years ago

August Community Wrap

Hi everyone! WOW! Can you believe it’s the end of August already?! 🗓🍃 It is that time of the month again~ Here’s a wrap of what happened on the forums in the last month. Tagging those who supported the previous wrap to receive a reminder

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Ellan | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Please help me / advice / hope

Hi there, I hope there is someone out there who notices this post, I feel very desperate and hopeless. I was diagnosed with BPD, depression, anxiety and OCD almost a month ago. When I found out I felt quite releaved and hopeful. I have spent the la

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Reneeclaire | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Anxiety and relationship breakdown during covid

I am reaching out as I am struggling really bad with anxiety and depression. I am currently in Victoria in lockdown and the past year I have been in a long distance relationship with a guy I believe is my soul mate. Being in long distance has been hard as

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Hilary101 | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Help - My Daughter is diagnosed BPD, Depression

My daughter is 22 and for years has been selfharming and self loathing, bulimia, restrictive eating and depression. It is heartbreaking and challenging to watch and I do not know what to do. I am hoping this site will help with strategies to cope as I am

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Cocoloco | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Comorbids

Hiya all! How do you deal with many mental health issues at a time. I have so many they should all cancel each other out and I should be normal😂 i have behaviours due to epilepsy too:face_with_rolling_eyes: such joy I felt in auras adh

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Blueruby | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Insomnia

I have been having insomnia due to high levels of stress. At the moment the only way I can sleep is to take a prescribed tablet. Can anyone share strategies to improve sleep so I can reduce the amount of time I need to rely on tablets.

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Bunniekins | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

trigger warning son2 is totally insane

Hey everyone I love my son2 like all our family do but sometimes his moods are so violent and aggressive. If it wasnt for his medication I would be the target, I wouldnt last for long. Just needed to get it off my chest. pea 😞

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 6 years ago

HELP! Carers SA Award Nominations Needed

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

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awardsaustralia | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

HELP! Carers SA Award Nominations Needed

Hi all I work for the South Australian Community Achievement Awards and we are seeking nominees for the Carers SA Carer Achievement Award. It would be really fabulous if you were able to nominate yourself or somebody you know - we are really hop

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Cocoloco | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Scared of mental health people

My last hospitalisation the doctor forced eye contact. She said I was ashamed. Autistics can't do eye contact and my eyes hurt from the light. she then called me infantile. I was scared. Need help but don't want abuse. It made me cry and she didn't

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