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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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BAO5 days 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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Taali4 weeks ago

Morning Greetings!

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Co-design & Research4 weeks ago

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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Confusermywidow | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 months ago

Advice in finding an advocate.

I have been a war widow since 1999. My late husband served for over 20 years. I worked early during this time and always notified DVA when I did and my war widows pension was adjusted to suit.I have always tried not to depend on DVA to much .I am now 76 a

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Shift83 | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 months ago

I can’t see clearly the rains still here.

Hi Everyone. Hope your as well as you can be. just wanted to get some things off my chest. I’m coming up to 7 months sober in around three days to be honest. I’m not really thinking about it anymore and I was drinking every day for over 20

Something’s not rightCreated 12 months ago

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Ruby26 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 months ago

What to expect from a psychiatrist?

Context: I've recently started seeing a new psychiatrist. I've got some heavy things I need to talk about at my appointment next week. It's mostly to do with depression but maybe some signs of mild early-stage psychosis have been having an impact too. Thi

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Elusive_fairy | Contributor | Last message 11 months ago

Done

An update. Turns out, my long term partner cheated on me for 2 years. I had no idea. It turned into severe emotional abuse. I have never been so confused, scared, and hopeless. I left him just over a month ago. I had to sneak in while

Managing relationshipsCreated 12 months ago

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Jynx | Moderator | Last message 3 hours ago

~ Toolshed 2: Power Tools for Recovery ~

Hey hi hello! Welcome to the second iteration of... ~ The Toolshed ~ I decided to make a new thread, as the first one had errors and phantom pages, and was getting quite long! You can still find all the amazing pics, inspiring quotes,

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Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 months ago

Friday Coffee and Chat -- 14th November 2025

Hello Everyone it is Friday coffee and chat time again how is everyone`s day going ? @Fluffybaby_1 , @GezzaP , @MissGremlin , @ENKELI , @Chasingsunsets , @Cuddlebear ,

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bythistime | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 months ago

@AOD spouse carer

Hi. First time poster I am married and my partner has been struggling with mental health issues. He started to really show signs of struggling with anger 10 years ago. He had a FiFo job for more 15 years at this time. I have struggled coping but mana

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GalaxyOwl | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 months ago

Agoraphobia is bad at the moment.

I didn't used to have agoraphobia, at least I thought I didn't. I had a pretty bad flare up when I was living at my last place and felt like everyone was watching me and danger everywhere. I lived in suburbia. I now live inner city, in a way mo

Something’s not rightCreated 12 months ago

ElephantEar3 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 months ago

Exciting update about the future of SANE services

Hello Forumites, We’re sharing some important (and exciting!) news about the future of SANE’s support services — and we wanted you to be among the first to hear it. In early 2026, SANE will launch a new-look RecoveryClub program — bringing t

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7cough9 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 months ago

affordable self-compassion remedies via educational courses / group therapy

hi I lost some of my funding for psychology appointments and am trying to find leads on affordable alternatives. The specific leads I am chasing are group therapy services and support groups, and self-compassion tools and skills. I found this li

Welcome and getting startedCreated 12 months ago

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