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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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Shine32 | Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

First time

I've recently signed up because I've heard that forums can help and im running out of options I've been battling severe depression/anxiety for the past 6months I feel like a completely different person I feel like I've lost m

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Lillith | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Worried about 8yr old son

Ok, so here goes, thank you if you make it through and hopefully I make sense.....Ill try to keep it as short as possible and if anyone happens to reply, even just to share in the confusion of parenthood, it will be greatly appreciated. Here we go. Backgr

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Deluge | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

not sure what to do

It's funny, I didn't even know I had an account here but after spending the last few days looking for mental health resources I found these forums, again I suppose. I'm really not sure what to do, or where to start with finding support anymoreI

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Missy5 | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

New to forum

Hi, l have probably had high anxiety most of my life. I have a very stressful job and have been studying part time. I feel absolutely worthless at the moment. I lost a baby 17 years ago at 26 weeks, l was very unwell. My partner ha

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Th0ughtlessss | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

I am not coping. Ptsd is kicking my a**

I am not coping. I am dissociated all the time. If I'm not then I'm anxious and hypervigalent. Right now I feel very depressed, I am trying to get myself up and shower, or make some lunch, or even read a book, but everything is just such a monumentous eff

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Mystiq | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

My brother has schizophrenia and stopped taking his medication

Sooo before I get into anything, I have to say that I don't think anyone should ever advise anyone to stop taking their meds if they have a serious mental illness. If they want to stop taking them, they need to talk to a doctor and have the ongoing suppor

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The-red-centaur | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

An explanation for my absence (and a sad goodbye).

I'm sorry I'm not on the forums much anymore. I'm sorry I'm not supporting anyone. I have missed so much. I've missed you all so much. My life is changing and I have a lot going on. I feel bad I'm not giving back like I used to. This

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BeepBeep | Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Problem with therapy

Over my lifetime I've seen numerous different psychiatrists and psychologists, some of whom have been a "good fit" and others not at all (very bad experiences). Eventually I found a psychiatrist I trusted and with whom I built a great therapeutic relation

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Fallen1 | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Hi All

Hi, I am new here and seeking support due to battling with my own mental illness due to a turbulent past couple of years. My partner has been recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and is being treated. Although this diagnosis has

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30something | Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

memories of the 1990's recession and unemployment

I am no longer "30something" I am in fact turning 42.. I am having very strong (and some more disturbing) memories at the moment about the 1990's recession because I recently lost my job due to the coronavirus. I am at the exact same age that my mother wo

Something’s not rightCreated 6 years ago

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