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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

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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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Serenity1 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Guilt, Shame & Regret

How do you get rid of overwhelming feelings of guilt & shame- from behaviours when you are unwell? I know I was suffering from severe CPTSD from childhood & lifelong trauma & abuse in every single form, severe anxiety, severe agoraphobia

Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago

tigerlilly64 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Not sure who to reach out to for help

Hi,I've recently moved to Australia and I'm not sure how to reach out for the help that I need. I've been battling with non-suicidal tendencies to hurt myself. Should I call a doctor to get a referral or should I call a counsellor's clinic or a psychiatri

Recovery ClubCreated 8 years ago

soft_edges | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Depression, Dissociation, Isolation

Hey everyone, I’ve introduced myself recently and popped into a few threads. It’s been really nice meeting all of you, and I thought I’d start my own thread to see if it helps. I’ve struggled with depression for many years now, and my most r

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Bentpole-01 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Bpd journey

Hi, I'm new to this forum but I'm looking to get more support around me. I have borderline personality disorder, after three years of being treated for bipolar disorder, things are making sense about my interaction with people, moods and emotions that are

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Serenity1 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

feeling UNSAFE with support worker

I had an appointment today w a support person from the same agency where the other support person I had - was ANYTHING but SUPPORTIVE!! Infact I believe she was sabotaging me every step of the way, as well as being very aggressive towards me. I had

Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago

yinyang | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

moving into a sharehouse when you have a MI

Hi everyone, just wanted to ask other peoples advice about how to go about applying for and moving into a sharehouse when you have a mental illness. I'm moving to a new place where there are better mental health services and just want to dedicate the next

Recovery ClubCreated 8 years ago

May23 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

On the edge

In June last year I had a fall at work in which I sustained injuries to my dominant hand/wrist and both ankles. I was bullied into returning to work before I was ready and so my recovery has had set backs. I was pressured by the rehab worker assigned to m

Something’s not rightCreated 8 years ago

Cookiedough | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Ex Partner has completely gone off the rails

Hi Everyone, just want to get some guidance on how I can/ should help my ex background on how his depression came about- broken family, his mother has depression which she then made some poor decisions which led to various broken relat

Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 8 years ago

Understanding and combatting Compassion fatigue

Hi everyone, Last night we had a Topic Tuesday event around exploring compassion fatgiue - check it out here. We discussed what compassion fatigue was, how it differed from burn out - the different signs to look out for when considerin

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Cookiedough | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Lost what to do

Hi everyone, im really at a point where I am lost what to do. my partner of 2 yrs who suffers from depression broke up with me in December. he is still in my house, While i moved back to my parents. On a work trip straight after, he has immediately met a

Friends, families and carersCreated 8 years ago

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