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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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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 8 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Becoming a new parent - "What I Wish I Knew..." PANDA // Tues 13 Nov, 7pm AEDT

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s-jay | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Becoming a new parent - "What I Wish I Knew..." PANDA // Tues 13 Nov, 7pm AEDT

One of the main reasons many expecting and new parents affected by perinatal anxiety & depression and postnatal psychosis say they don’t reach out for help is because they didn't understand what was happening to them. Many don’t realise they are ill

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Kim88 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Need to find someone who has my type of anxiety

Hi everyone, I know that lots of people have anxiety, but I'm finding it hard to find someone who has my particular type of anxiety. It would be helpul to talk to anyone who can relate to my experience and perhaps share some coping strategies with

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BigJ | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

What to do with life?

Hi forums. I dont know where to start.. been having ongoing existential troubles. I've either had enough of pursuing anything or havent identified what is really worth pursuing. e.g. I used to get quick bursts of hope when I think or act on bringing

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s-jay | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Option to see latest posts now

hi there to @CheerBear, @BlueBay, @Mazarita, @frog, @Appleblossom and @Teej: as I know you all are missing the Latest Posts box (and it will be back on Tuesday), I did just want to let you know about one way that you can

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eudemonism | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

The thought patterns of PTSD element of mental illness from a first hand prospective

Is there anybod who suffers from PTSD, and has noticed certain thinking patterns arising, which are getting in the way of being proactive towards leading a healthy, rewarding and fulfilling life. -which they'd be capable of, if it were not for the PTSD el

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eudemonism | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

The thought patterns of PTSD element of mental illness from a carers prospective

Is there anybody who cares for someone who suffers from PTSD, and has noticed certain thinking patterns arising, which are getting in the way of the sufferer, being proactive towards leading a healthy, rewarding and fulfilling life. -which they'd be capab

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Flytrap | Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Feels weird stepping out of the shell.

Wanted to know if anybody felt like this. I grew up in an abusive household. My schooling years weren't as pleasant - teachers were just as abusive as my parents and my classmates behaved like wolves, ie the teachers' displeasure at my mere pres

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figureskate222 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

I don’t know just please help

A black smog suffocates my lungs...all the pressures of life is what the black smoke was I’m not going to make you analyze ever little thing I say cause that’s just dumb I’m just going to tell you that the black smog is all of the bad things or things tha

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Itsjustme | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

I'm lost someone help!

This is my first post here. I have been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety but well both seem true I think I might have borderline personality disorder. I always feel like my friends don't actually like me, and that my parents don't unders

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