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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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Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Trying to hold it together

I know i am only one person and i am trying i am really trying but i really just i cant sleep at night i cant live with myself knowing that maybe i am not trying hard enough there is so much crap going on in the world right now and i know that it took hun

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Foreverbattle | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

It never ends

I have been doing so well this past 6 months I have dealt with things that in previous years would have left me not able.to function. I am still working my part time job and have his completed my year study. I also had an unexpected operation and lost two

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Mollie | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

new to this

Hi, I'm new to this - never posted to a forum like this before but right now I'm willing to give anything a try. I go back and forth between anxiety and depression like a tennis match - the number of good days I have lately is definitely outweighed

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 7 years ago

Light reading, joyful novels

Hi all, I’m looking for book recommendations, light reading, something to laugh or feel good about, little stories... I struggle with concentration but I enjoy reading. I find reading the back cover of a book and reviews don’t show triggering mater

Recovery ClubCreated 7 years ago

Svety | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Disclosing diagnosis to employer?

I hope this is the right place to ask. I have a treatment-resistant major depression, have had it since I was a child. The last 10 years have seen it affect my ability to work and every 18 months or so I've needed to take a couple of weeks off work

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Farmchick | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Knowing what to do next

So i have anxiety and depression and have had for some time, at the moment i seem to struggle more days then i dont and im having trouble with how to move forward so that im a happier person

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Drifting13 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Need support

Hi everyone I think my daughter has schizophrenia but it hasn't actually been diagnosed yet (waiting to hear from a Doctor who said she would organise a psych but it hasn't happened yet). In the meantime she has been put on some anti-psychoti

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Lily8 | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

How do you know if you have disordered eating?

I realise this space is possibly just for people who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder in some form but I really need some advice and currently don’t have anyone that I feel comfortable talking to about this. I have always had a really ob

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Doglover | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

EMDR - Has anyone done this

Hi all, i have had 1 session with a new psychologist who i like, but she has suggested we do a number of sessions of EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprogramming. Apart from the cost factor which i rly cant afford, im pretty nervous about the who

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Tennessee | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

New with a 32 year old son living back with us

Hi, my son has been living back with us for about 3 months. He was living in Sydney but has come interstate as essentially he was unable to support himself. He really hasn't had full time work for a few years. He's been on and off Centrelink benefit

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