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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 7 years ago

Update! Safety Guideline Amendment

As always I would like to thank all members for their committment in keeping our forums a safe space and inputting into the guidelines in order to ensure our community feels comfortable and engaged. We have amended our guideline around safety and posting

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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

10 yrs anniversary of mental illness

Tomorrow marks 10 years of being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, cptsd, BPD and childhood abuse. Reflecting back has brought many mixed thoughts and emotions. From fear, sadness, wanting to end my life, self harm and many other feelings and emoti

Our storiesCreated 7 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 7 years ago

Suicidal AF

I'm suicidal AF. My doctor in hospital is not provinding any support or help. What can I do to improve my situation or help myself?

Recovery ClubCreated 7 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 7 years ago

Getting help

Lifeline is as useful as a raw potato. Suicide callback service has had me on hold for over an hour. How does one get 'help'?

Recovery ClubCreated 7 years ago

Sofia | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

How long can a bipolar psychosis go on for?

Hi everyoneReaching out for some support and advice today. Long story short, my diagnosed bipolar husband was coming off his meds under care of a psychiatrist, had a lot of stress and has gone into a manic, probably psychosis. He has don

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 7 months ago

BPD

I've been in the mental health system for a while but I am again in hospital, arriving around 4 weeks ago. I've been diagnosed with psychotic depression in the past, and bpd was lightly suggested. This time they've decided that I never had depression

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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

A Memorable Day 8 February 2020

The day my voices returned. 😞For the past 24 hours or so I've been so full of the jitters. I feel frightened I am going to become more and more unwell. I cannot do that, please no! I have a cruising holiday to look forward to; many concerts and gigs with

Our storiesCreated 7 years ago

outlander | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Do i tell him he has dementia?

Hi everyone, a topic that seems to consistently be brought up in my house is dementia by granddad. if he forgets or if i get abit frustrated that hes repeated himself for the 10th time in the day or he starts to take things out on me and i point it o

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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Bunniekins | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

how do I forgive my father the abuser

My father was my abuser for all of my life both physically and mentally. He was an alcoholic with demons of his own which he then forced onto his family. To put it mildly he was a cold fish. I have basically forgiven my father for putting us through hell

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Destiny47 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Just need a place to vent

I'm not very goood at talking about this but I have been really anxious and depressed lately. I just feel empty all the time, I'm not sleeping again, plus a myriad of other symptoms. I casually brought up what I'm going through with my husband but h

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

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