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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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Taali4 weeks ago

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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ALJ | New Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

I'm new

Hi. Looking after husband who had a stroke 15 years ago.hes. Mobile, can do lots of things but needs monitoring & support.reminders - constantly!!!im tired !!!love him to death but happy I found this group to " distress !"probably that's all I need to

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utopia | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

I can't sleep

Another night struggling to fall asleep. This is about day 4 or 5 now. It's starting to affect my MI & my ability to cope.An hour ago I took 2 sleeping tablets. I rarely take them. O ly when I'm struggling with sleep for days. This way they should wor

Something’s not rightCreated 9 years ago

LlamaLord | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Temper vs. Friends

Where is the line between blaming your mental illness for shitty behaviour and just making excuses, and addressing the fact that you do the things you do because you are literally sick and physically can not control it?I can feel my emotions physical

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Parvenu

Hi Parvenu, how's the battle raging. What have you been doing with your days? This week I've been tossed about. Visited my girl's headstone for her birthday, left flowers. Saw a good whirlwind on the way home (wanted to jump in it and danced). Laying arou

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Road back to good health

I struggle with Mental health issues and I have found the following really helpful in times of distress;listening to uplifting music / Hans Zimmer soundtracks / Metallica / Mindful Meditation tapeswatching comedy - movies / tv / YouTube , watch

Recovery ClubCreated 9 years ago

Orphanim | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

An eternity of family. Shackles of love.

I have always loved my family: My brothers, my dad, but most especially my mother. As a child I would have seperation anxiety nightmares of watching helplessly while the people I love move on without me, waving to me. These images still haunt me to this d

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Bubbles3 | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Any recoverying alcoholic or alcoholic in the forum

Im am an recoverying alcoholicJust want to know if there are anybody esle in the same place or tring there best to give it up.What ever the situation is......this thread could be for for you

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Fair warning

Just a warning for anyone silly enough to play word/guessing games with me in future.I *will* invariably pick a dinosaur.It *will* talk about arcane bits of science incessently. I know..... I have problems and I need to get out and talk to real human

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Tracey | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

schizophrenia

Hi,Last year I was diagnosed with late onset schizophrenia, possibly incited by menopause and stress. It has changed my whole life & my personality. Although I dont hear voices, other than my own negative self talk, I did experience delusions for seve

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sjpersonal | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Not sure if I want to keep going on

Well I had a threatening phone call from NDIS on Wednesday stating if I was to use any of the funding towards OT, Physiotherapy, psychology it would be a misuse of governement money I would be forced to pay back(which I later on found out was a federal of

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