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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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Calendula | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Support groups

Hi everyone, I'd really like to have access to a few more support groups. I have mental health condition which is ongoing and feel the need to be able to talk through issues with peers. I wonder can I have these discussions here or is there a

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emerald7 | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Caring about wellbeing of adult child

Hi My daughter in her 40s lives alone and has been diagnosed with PTSD, OCD. I am constantly concerned about her and my anxiety has increased over during COVID shut down as she refuses to see anyone. I mainly need support on coping with constant worry abo

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ALB | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Need Help.

New mum of 2 here of a 15mo and a 10wo. I'm finding things so hard even worse when my partner only helps when it's on his terms and when he feels like it. I also have found I'm getting soooo angry and just screaming at the kids 😞 also having nightmares of

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Eve7 | Senior Contributor | Last message 17 hours ago

Morning has broken

I’m starting a new thread to keep my posts in one place.

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Lilly6 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Want to talk

Hello this is my first post here. I have been really struggling and want to connect with others feeling the same. I have had a lot of trauma in my life and was generally able to cope until about 6 months ago. Since then my life has been a mess and all I c

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 5 years ago

Partner with both MH issues and cancer

MI + cancer = 😵😵😵 Mutual support = yay @Former-Member , @RMG perhaps you would like to share here, you are not alone. My husband with bipolar ii was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March this year. He had surgery, came home

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Needles | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

What the hell am I doing?

So. I’m Needles (well, that’s the English translation of my surname, anyway).Hi.Straight up, I am not a simple OCD case. I have a complex and severe disorder which has uncontrollable compulsive behaviours and urges attached. But OCD folk may be able to re

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Skylark54 | New Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Thoughts on EMDR Therapy

My Psychologist has suggested I try EMDR Therapy for my Anxiety. I've read up on it and I'm willing to give it a try but I'm also sceptical that it will work on me...nothing else has! I'm treatment resistant with Insomnia that's getting worse too every da

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TBTB | New Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Taking care of mum- when does residential aged care become neccessary

Hi Everyone, First post. I'd like to figure out what signs I should be looking for, that might signal I can no longer cope with the workload of caring for mum, so suggestions would be helpful? I am primary carer for my mum, who has Alz

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Tay | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Easier said than done

My motivation is so low I don't shower everyday - I'm on antidepressants which have worked but I think the COVID 19 has given me permission not to care about myself. I'm agoraphobic so not being able to leave my home legally has made me feel safe. As the

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