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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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BAOlast week

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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AlwaysHappy | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Think I need to share

I am 43, repartnered and have 4 children ages 15 down to 2. My two oldest (girls) were sexually, physically and emotionally abused by their birth father after we separated (but possibly before also). I knew that he had drug, alcohol, violence and infideli

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survivingBPD | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

My battle with the stigma

Here is a little more about me and my battle with the stigma of Mental Illness and BPD..... You may as well be saying the ‘F’ word when you mention “Mental Illness”. It doesn’t matter how many times you say it, how you say it, how loud you say it o

Our storiesCreated 8 years ago

Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Happy Birthday @S-Jay

Happy birthday to one of our wonderful Community Managers @s-jay Hope you are having a wonderful birthday today @Queenie, @Teej , @Faith-and-Hope , @Zoe7 , @BlueBay , @BlueBells , @oceangirl , @Sam3 , @eth , @outlander , @Bunniekins , @SleepyPan

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Serenity1 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Nothing helps

I am having so much overwhemling anxiety & agoraphobia about my daughter starting her new school this Tuesday-i don't know how I'm going to be able to do it- I don't know how I am physically going to be able to take her to her new class & deal wit

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Bunniekins | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Disgusting things that we do!

Hi everyone! I have been thinking about doing a thread on this and put it off until now .... but I think it is a bit of fun and after all we are anonymous so who cares! 🙂 I will go first I love plucking the post menopausal hairs off my upper lip and

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oceangirl | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

I'm leaving the forum

Hi Guys,I'm struggling atm...So I think its probably best that I leave the forum, I think I have been here almost two years. I wish you all the best in recovery and moving forward. Thank you for your friendship & support, it meant the world to m

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Rosie | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Support Groups

Good afternoon everyone. Rosie here, back again. I have a few questions today. I'll start with some background. I am back on the treatement path, and new meds after a long psychosis this time. I didn't really understand it, because it seemed so real, it g

Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago

Stevo421 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Family carer and how to handover to NDIS

Hi all, New to this forum. Looking after my half brother who has a range of conditions, primarily epilepsy with an ABI. He is 47, and we have just in the last year finally secured him a place in supported care here in Brisbane. However, since then I have

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Diamondruby | New Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Son 27 with body dysmorphic disorder (bdd) need help

Hi this is my first time on here. My son has had body dysmporphic disorder since he was 17 and now 27. His head and hair are the main focus and at times he thinks he looks like an alien. He has been housebound now for 14 months with this terrible bdd. His

Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago

Meero | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Lack of empathy, remorse, guilt

I have BPD , severe anxiety and depression, and medium Aspergers . So not a bad combination. I can have all the above traits depending on how severe the traumatic experience I am going through. I am doing dialectical therapy which is helping and taking me

Our storiesCreated 8 years ago

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