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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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eclipse | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Wondering..

Just wondering if how i feel is okay. The only reasons I dont want to end my life is because I don't want to hurt my family and friends. If these people didnt exist, I feel as though that if my life was to end tomorrow by freak accident or whatever, that

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LolaPunk | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Anxiety taking over

Hi, I'm posting because my anxiety has reached an all new high and it's causing major problems that I don't know how to deal with.. I will try to make the story as brief as I can ..Basically, when I look back I have always had anxiety but wasn't always aw

Our storiesCreated 7 years ago

WayneOZ | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Self Esteem and Self Worth

Hi Folks, I am new to this site today. In fact this is the first time I have contacted a third party on this topic. My wife has been living with depression since she was 16. She has been on an off her medication over the years and is now 41.

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Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

OCD and psychosis

I am having trouble with something. I know OCD can make you have weird thoughts that are a bit out there but then I am also diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder so I get thoughts that some would consider psychotic..... but what if some thoughts are kin

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2qwerty | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

I created drama, called the police

I did something and I have no idea if it was right or wrong. Many things actually. A friend of mine has been feeling low lately, I didn't think TOO much of it, but i've been trying to talk her through it and it's been really hard to find the

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Bunniekins | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

trigger warning violent thoughts

Hey everyone firstly I must say a huge thank you to Sane forums for being able to address issues like this as it is not something that you can just talk to anyone about not even your doctors sometimes...... I was wondering do people here have violent thou

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jamesle2015 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

unwanted thoughts

I sometimes get 'unwanted' thoughts Hard to explain - strange thoughts that make me feel 'trapped' and they cause anxiety I reckon it happens when it is sunny outside I do not want to think about the Sun and how far away it is or anything that

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Ursus | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

supported accommodation in Melbourne

Hi everyone, I have severe TRD major depression. At the moment I am suffering extreme isolation. I urgently need to explore the option of moving to some sort of supported accommodation. It is essential that there are empathetic non-judgement people

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NTCAB | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Lost

Hi all Don't know who will read this but hopefully someone will have some ideas. So a little (LOOOONG) back story. I have two little kids 9 and 6. Never had a close relationship with my family, it is an extremely strained, one sided, manipulative r

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Jenn4 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

resting at night with bipolar

Hi all. Hope you are keeping well! I have a working diagnosis of bipolar and I really struggle to sleep often, it’s problematic. Does anyone have any tips on how to *rest*. If I can’t sleep I find its better that I rest than not at night. I am, brain malf

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