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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

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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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Digger10 | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Guilt and worry over Husband's Involuntary admission

Hi, last Thursday I was so worried about my partners mood and he had expressed he was sick of the misery and wanted to end it all. I took him to the local ED and that's where our nightmare has Started. We live remote so he was advised there were no

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Annie_7 | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Medication and weight

I’ve been on medication for my bipolar for 10 years - all my adult life. Since starting my medication my weight has slowing increased and increased and I’m now at my heaviest. My husband and I are trying for a baby and i know loosing some weight might hel

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Kelbel75 | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Separation

I met my husband in 2012, we married 2014 and one month later I was diagnosed Bipolar after years of depression and not being able to find a happy ok medium. Fast forward to today and my marriage is over. 5 years of hell and turmoil has taken it's toll. W

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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Feeling really flat

I think the novelty of being released from hospital has passed and now I feel really flat. This is exacerbated probably in the knowledge that I cannot do what I want to do in life. All I wanted was to be a social worker, assisting those who are vulnerable

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Happier | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Help with getting an good Ndia planner in Victoria, daughter approved for ndis

Hi, my 32 year old daughter living in another state (Victoria) has severe bipolar with psychosis at times. Has been approved for ndis but has not followed through as she doesn't know what support she could get and will need a good support for her planning

Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Maggie | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Positive Anger.

AngryMarch 13, 2017 • By Moshe Ratson, MBA, MS, LMFT, GoodTherapy.org Topic ExpertVolcano on snowy mountain beginning to erupt“The angry man is aiming at what he can attain, and the belief that you will attain your aim is pleasant.” —AristotleAnger has a

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Inmybubble | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Feeling so blue right now

Hey all, I really needed to jump on here to vent. I've worked so hard on myself the past couple of months trying to improve on my mental state. I was doing so well for a while but now I'm just getting random bouts of feeling really blue and not lov

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Fractured | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Depression and anxiety

So I was diagnosed with schizophrenia back in 2009 it's been a challenge to say the least but recently I've also been diagnosed with depression and anxiety I was taking medication for that and for a while I was going pretty well but I stopped taking my me

Something’s not rightCreated 7 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 7 years ago

Depression and anxiety

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Friends, families and carersCreated 7 years ago

Mikey | Casual Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

How long do you take antidepressants from when you start feeling better?

Hey guys. I am taking antidepressants of 20mg now for 2 months. I feel better now and was wondering for how much longer I still have to taking antidepressants? I am seeing my psychiatrist and she says that I need to at least keep taking t

Our storiesCreated 7 years ago

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