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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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IDontEvenKnow | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

i dont know im new so what im feeling at the moment i guess?

i cant deal with everything. its like im sad but also numb at the same time. i dont get it. i have struggled with self harm but can no longer hurt myself cause of the guilt other people have put on me for doing it. life sucks. i want to disappear and i do

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IDontEvenKnow | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

I dont know what im dealing with rn

so i had no other ideas what to do. i dont even know if this is what this site is for. anyway if not sorry. i dont know whats happening, can someone please help? im always feeling nothing its like i just cant feel yet i still manage to pretend and sometim

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znp | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Younger brother of mental health sufferer

Hi all My 22yo son was diagnosed with BPD two years ago. Previously he'd been diagnosed with anxiety and depression. He believes he is bipolar, although I am unaware of his psychiatrist providing this information. Regardless of diagnosis, he

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Purple_monkey | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

What can be done if anything?

My Aunty is 68 years old and has schizophrenia. She lives alone and her condition is gradually deteriorating. She has her meds in a Webster pack but rarely takes them. She has many other health problems and is incapable managing them, let alone perform ta

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asdf | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Bi polar two and working, if you have bi polar one and work please comment too

Okay so this could be my cycle of my bi polar two speaking but I am curious how you make it work? So if you are bi polar type two and hold down a job. How do you make it work? Do you exercise in the morning? Then, go off to work? What about when you get t

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Clare05 | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Hi! From Central West NSW - anyone else?

Hi I'm Clare. Late 30s. I live in Central West NSW - anyone else from that area? I have depression, anxiety, ptsd and some alcohol issues. I also have lots of friends, an awesome cat, a few degrees, a house and enjoy reading, travel, music, good cha

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Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

I don't feel 'right'

I am not sure what is going on or why exactly I feel so weird it could be a lot of things or nothing at all and I will probably never know for sure but I dont feel right/ok/normal. I feel very on edge and I am not sleeping much well I can sleep but I dont

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anchorandkite | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

How to deal with the shame monster?

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and just trying to ignore the fears and do the daunting first post...I am 47 and was diagnosed with Bipolar II nearly three years ago (but I have struggled with depression and hypomanic symptoms since I was 14). I take

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LadyleahRDBloom | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Good Karma.

I've been off the forum for some time. trying to make up for it by doing a bit of posting. No job. Just studying at the moment. Feeling triumphant because I managed to politely decline an invite to celebrate Xmas. That day and I do not mix. Also. Ne

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WillowBlossom | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

ACT psychiatrists taking patients?

Hi. My previous post was taken down because it breached anonymity rules. I'm not sure whose anonymity they breached, but I'll try again, hopefully breaching anyrhing.Does anyone know any Canbera/ACT or even closeby NSW psychiatrists who are taking new pat

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