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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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Lemonjuice | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Borrowed money to...

...get through the next two months until the house is sold. Sooo embarrassed. I'm such a failure. I'm relieved but at the same time, one more reason to want to die. 😳😳😳😳🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😫😫😫😫:hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

TheVorticon | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Trying to make better choices

I've been feeling impulsive. Maybe as a way to let myself off the hook. Dunno. It would be easy to give in to the thoughts.Trying to choose something better though. (Ehhh dunno about tagging here but hi @CheerBear I figured I'd take the lea

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Lemonjuice | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Abuse

Today, I got verbally abused by my nephew and again tonight. I was up at 5am, I had to take him to the station at 7am. I did not know that. When he had not gotten up by 7.30, I went to check on him. Apparently, it was my fault that he slept in

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Jenny80 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Can’t make it stop - delusions

Hi all I met my partner almost 2 years ago. In the very beginning it was beautiful, unique and we were both instantly connected. He was, and still is, undeniably, my soulmate. he had told me about his past relationships, every ex had cheated on him.

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 7 years ago

New topic area coming on Monday!

Hi everyone! From 20 Jan, SANE will be delivering a new suicide prevention campaign that is targeting two local areas – Northern Beaches of Sydney and Mackay & surrounds in Far North Queensland. The campaign is called Better Off With You and uses

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Cossie | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Misdiagnosis and incorrect pharmaceutical treatment

Hi my name is Greg. I'm 40 years old and have been in the mental health system since 2004. I was originally diagnosed with Bipolar affective disorder then Schizoaffective disorder years later however last psychiatrist said Post Traumatic Stress Dis

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2020patch | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Stop the downward spiral

Hi new here and just need to talk.I have PTSD and am a single father to a 15 year old with down sydrome. The last year or so has been tough as i lost the support of my parents with looking after my daughter after she got home from school until

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JosRapp | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Lost in the New Year

So, I haven't written here for a while. To be honest, haven't been doing good. Changed doctors, because I don't think the last GP understood me, or took me very seriously. Went to the new doctor after work, and well, he said that after reading through my

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Lostandalone | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

I think I am in the midst of/have had a nervous breakdown

HELP!! I am feeling very lost and alone... I dont know what to do.... everything is just getting on top of me and I am not coping at all. I just want to go to sleep and not wake up, because at least when I am asleep I feel safe and I am n

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2qwerty | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

The smoke

People keep saying we're fortunate, and it's not that bad, I'm in Melbourne and we are not near the fires. But, now the smoke has coated our city and my suburb back home, also. My workplace is full of smoke (open plan office) my home is smokey. My aircond

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