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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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Jasminej | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

How is the system supposed to work for a patient with mental illness?

My brother has schizophrenia. I am his secondary carer after my mum. My whole life since my teenage years has been trying to get him help. For some odd reason my mother seems unable to pick up on his symptoms. My father has untreated/undiagnosed mental is

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JSuid94 | New Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Hello There!!

Hey everyone, my name is Jason. In 2014 I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 1 Disorder after a manic episode. Since then I have had two hypomanic episodes in Feb and Mar this year which landed me in hospital. Currently on a two year program of recovery and

Our storiesCreated 9 years ago

Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Sick and tired

Hi forumites, I haven't been posting much of late. Life has been on fast forward ever since the accident and now I have hit the wall with an almighty thud! I have a monster flu and have to travel tomorrow to see my psychiatrist. I am so tired and worn out

Something’s not rightCreated 9 years ago

Ginette | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

What mental illness do he potentially have?

Hi, I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice. I separated from my husband 3 years ago due to severe depression and other issues we were having at the time. After the separation, his behaviour became very obsessive.

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

Mountbeauty | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Life

Hi everyoneHope everyone's well. I am concerned that I don't spend enough time with people! During the week I am mostly by myself. As I am not working, I am making efforts to Find a job, it's pretty exhausting trying to everyday and push myself when I fee

Our storiesCreated 9 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 4 years ago

SPRING-Clean Declutter - Need Help

The ALL-YEAR-ROUND job of DECLUTTERING and CLEANING our homes is daunting. Especially for those of us who HOARD, or struggle with depression, and decisions, anxiety & other MI. I'm so challenged in this way so reaching out for support. Maybe start an

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lewyn | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Hello. I need people's advice. I think my boyfriend has BPD.

Hi everyone, I've been feeling extremely down and lost the past few days as I am unsure and nervous about the relationship I am in. My boyfriend is a 36 year old male whom (after reading a lot online) I believe he has Borderline Personality Disorder. I ha

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

DeeDee2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Time heals

People say time heals everything but I think time just gives us more time to ruminate

Social spaceCreated 9 years ago

DeeDee2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Why?

I get so down. BPD is a mixture of being able to cope to overwhelming desires to end it all. I watch Trump and I get sooo angry thinking that he is destroying the planet. Why are there so many evil leaders in thd world

Social spaceCreated 9 years ago

Hope4me | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

How to accept help after a life of helping others

I'm in my mid 50's and have had careers in the helping professions most of my adult life. Listening to friends and family, and even strangers on the street has been an habitual trait I can't seem to shake. I feel a little broken at the moment trying to av

Our storiesCreated 9 years ago

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