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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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CactusChild | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

NT outnumbered

Today has been another in a string of bad days. My husband is undiagnosed high functioning ASD/Aspergers, as is my MIL. My 6yo son is lvl2 ASD, my 5 yo son is currently being diagnosed with a likely outcome of ASD lvl2. I have chronic pain, yet I am the p

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Sweet_cheeks | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Guilt and swamped with worry

Hi It's 2am and I can't sleep I have 3 sons. One is Autistic, one is depressed and the younger one, who I thought was ok either has epilepsy or anxiety. I'm hoping it is epilepsy because he can just take pills. I have bipolar 1 and epilepsy. I was diagnos

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

outlander | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Making age more noticeable

@Former-Member @Former-Member @s-jay Is it possible to make the age for here more visible? Theres been 2 members in 2 days who have been under 18. Myself and another member have pointed them in the direction of reachout but ive noti

Events and updatesCreated 7 years ago

Tam28 | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

The never ending fight

Hi everyone, Im 36yrs old, have been fighting mental illness my whole life. I am currently diagnosed with severe social anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, major depression, autistic traits, adhd inattentive, brain fog and a few other thing

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Kate84 | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Rare manic episodes

Hi there, I am 35 and this year experienced my third severe manic/psychotic episode. It had been 9 years since my last episode, so it was a real shock - brought on by stress and a lack of sleep. The experience has been really disruptive - I took ex

Our storiesCreated 7 years ago

FourthofJuly | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Mental Health has stolen my life from me

I don't know how to reset from this breakdown and it feels like I never will and I can't stand this feeling. My thoughts keep darkening and now I feel like the best thing I can do to stop being a burdon to those I love is to just move on. Do you ever reco

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sara | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Mental Ilness and parenting.

Hello all, I'm having a bit of an unsure day, so I thought I would ask here. Bit of back story first...... I have 2 kids. M is a teenager with Aspergers, and G is in grade 2. When G was born G was early and very very small but other t

Recovery ClubCreated 7 years ago

Novicesupporter | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

How do I check in?

By way of background info.... Yesterday was our first good day after 3 days of sad thoughts. Soon after going around on the morning of day 2 to do nothing but be ‘present’ for my lady, her thoughts were that she had to engage and entertain me and do stuff

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

IThinkINeedHelp | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

I need help, im not well

I need help. Almost everyday, i have this very heavy feeling, as if something inside me is about to explode, about to eat me alive.. I get dizzy at times just by experiencing this, migraine when it's worse.. Needless to say, im in a dark place, the worst

Our storiesCreated 7 years ago

SANE-Admin | Administrator | Last message 7 years ago

R U OK?

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

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