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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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theaveragejoe | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Why Mental Illness is not a correct terminology

I came accross some articles about why it would be best to discontinue the usage of "Mental Illness". I thought that I share these articles in case anyone is interested. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/can-we-replace-misleading-terms-l

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Why Mental Illness is not a correct terminology

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Our storiesCreated 9 years ago

Pitz | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Looking for some advise

Hi everyoneJust trying to get a better understanding of bipolar 1 disorder. I have just been diagnosed and am trying to piece my life back together.I'm out of work due to injury that happened in my hypo manic risk taking state.Just looking for advice with

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Pepperpot | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

New, lost and saying hi

Hi everyone,I am new to the forums and wanted to say hi. I’m actually a little lost a the moment so would appreciate some pointers on how to make the most of this wonderful online space 🙂Thank you so much,Pepperpot

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funkyzoom | Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

My BPD is getting really hard to cope with, I'm lost

I'm a 31 year old male, living alone with no friends or family in Australia (except for a couple of distant cousins, with whom I am not close).I was diagnosed with BPD, hyperanxiety and depression at age 13, and life has been a see-saw ever since. I feel

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WideWhale320 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

A strange reason for anxiety

I have been feeling quite anxious and scared. And it's for a very strange reason.A story came out today where an op shop sold someone's bike, that they did not donate. I almost had a similar experience with my walking frame. I had to leave it outside of t

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 8 years ago

Let’s talk about SI

Hello,Currently the discussion about suicide prevention is often in the media. I think it is something worth talking about here too.I started struggling with SI and SH since my early teens after an abusive childhood. I won’t go into details re my SI. I co

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Bunniekins | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

very upset and disappointed real life sucks can I come back :(

Hi everyone I desperately need some advice on dealing with my mother. I cannot believe I have hit 52 and I am still asking for advice on how to deal with her but here I am. She is coming up tomorrow to visit and basically told me that she did not want to

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SilkCutSouvenir | New Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Schizophrenic Mum

My Mum has been diagnosed with Schizphrenia and Bipolar Disorder 2. I've been living with it since I was about 8, and after my Dad left I had to become her carer. It's been quite hard especially of late, she has never taken her meds. The only time s

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PattyK | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Unmotivated

Hey, can anyone explain why it’s possible to feel so empty and unmotivated from ptsd. I’m 8 years into this diagnosis now and been trying soooo hard to combat it. Recently did my second Rehab hospital stay (3 weeks) and felt I was making good progress int

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