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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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bluebird22 | New Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Forced socialisation is destroying my self worth

Hello everyone,this is my first post here; I've turned to the internet because I don't have any friends. Part of the reason I don't have any friends is because I'm highly introverted, and I find socialising exhausting most of the time, even with peop

Something’s not rightCreated 9 years ago

rosey | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

What is the right thing to do?

Hi first time poster and scared for my ex. About 2 months ago my partner of 12 yrs. left me. It’s a long story but over the last year or 2 he has pulled away, lost sex drive, stopped socialising, pushed friends away, was never happy, got angry frequently

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

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bonney78 | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Disrespect because of age

Hi Folks, Paying for petrol this morning, the assistant (late middle age) muttered a figure which I gently and quietly questioned as being far too much. He turned on me and snarled that my hearing aid needed turning up. As it happened, I was c

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 9 years ago

Disrespect because of age

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Social SpacesCreated 9 years ago

Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

What's the deal?

So I am still in hospital which sucks but now they are saying my current diagnosis is "Schizoaffective Disorder" (with a few other things) I don't know how I feel about this I am having trouble finding information on it and also I don't know how to tell m

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elasticheart88 | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Coming off antidepressants and withdrawal symptoms

Hi everyone,I've recently ceased taking antidepressants after 10 years of being on them and I'm struggling quite a bit. I've read up on some of the withdrawal symptoms, which has helped reassure me that what I am experiencing is normal, but how am I suppo

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MoonGal | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Everyday is a new day. Being present.

Hello friends, I am in such a good space at the moment, my medication regimen is working and so too is my daily practice of being mindful. I am catching myself when I start ruminating (or OCD'ing) and redirecting my thoughts to the present, or just purpos

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Gypsy7 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Hard being in my situation

Today was my eldest son graduation. I couldn't attend. I'm not allowed to attend. All because of stigma. No lie. So even though I am use to this grief. Special days like today, moments I miss. My son doesn't get to stand in pride to his mum and me his mum

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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Struggling to find happiness...

...whatever that is! Am I destined to always be ruled by my MI?

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Elk | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

I feel I do not belong to this world

So this my first time posting here as I am feeling very distressed and have been for a while I guess. I have not been diagnosed with anxiety or depression but have been seeing a psychologist (only twice now) after I thought it may be beneficial for me and

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