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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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Ele092 | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Talk to the specialist?

Hi,Let me start by saying I mean to cause no offense to anyone here on from my words. I don't like the stigma that can be around mental health.I'm new here and well I thought I'd ask for opinions or help. I have I dunno what kind of mental illness no

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

The-red-centaur | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Help

FcK FcK FcK FcK. I. Just. Can't. Do. This. What the point in getting help............ they'll just turn me away again.

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

AnonAutist | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

I feel like I’m worth more dead than alive

I'm not actively suicidal or in any immediate danger, but if I died from COVID-19 or something, I believe the net effect on the world would be positive. I feel guilty for thinking this, particularly in the current environment. But I really don't care

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

Lumiere | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Unsure about my brother's partner

This is my first time posting, so I'm unsure of what to say really. I'll try and explain this the best I can. My brother's partner has schizophrenia, diagnosed well over 10 years ago. From my understanding, she has been unmedicated for the e

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Libra | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

schizophrenia

Hi everyone, I haven't been coping too well the last few weeks and needed to share...(my 31 yr old son is a diagnosed schizophrenic),I took him shopping last Thursday and he was clearly affected by ice. The day before, he called me in a panic and said tha

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SHINY | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Feeling regected

My husband has Ptsd, my husband has emotional limits. He met me the same time he was diagnosed, he used to say I made thing better for him. He proposed 9 months later. He has 3 bratty kids and I have two needy kids. We were both excited to blend our

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Brokenwing | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Schizoid Affective Disorder

My son who had been clearly ill but untreated for 17 years, was hospitalised Jan 2019 and following 9 months in hospital and diagnosed with Schizoid Affective Disorder. When meds did not seem to help he had 12 or 14 ECT treatmenets to which he seemed to r

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The-red-centaur | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Treatment

I'm thinking about putting myself in inpatient treatment. But I'm terrified I wouldn't be accepted coz of my disability and the fact I'm still fat. There's no treatment centres in Tassie so I'd have to go interstate. plus I don't know if I'll

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Lemonjuice | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Feeling everything and nothing! *Triggers SU*

In the last 24 hours... my counsellor gave me psychological permission, if I wanted to, to move on to see a shrink, since she's only a volunteer counsellor and I need more intensive, specialized care. I want to, but I don't want to. She's

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

Aqua53 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Hello Aqua 53 here

Hi pretty new to this group. I am classed as elderly with an adult daughter (in her 40s) who has bpd. We live together and have done for most of her life. Finding it difficult to communicate with her about the current situation in Austra

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