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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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BAO7 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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Alone | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

A strange feeling

I have this strange feeling, its bubbling up inside me. I've had a big couple of years. In the past 2 and a bit years I have ... Beaten breast cancer, with a smile on my face. Bought a house and moved out of my parents place to live on my own f

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Ant7 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Love and lust

Hi everyone. A little background I am 46 as is my wife we have been together 28 years and married 23 we have 3 children all in their late teens. I love my wife very much and I still lust after her and I am sure she still loves me but I feel that she has l

Something’s not rightCreated 9 years ago

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Rosie1961 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

My experience with bipolar part 2

need non-combative behaviour from others. And calm and sleep don’t come easily when, for example, Mental Health those who should be helping you around you either don’t understand mental illness or don’t care about you. I want to say too that in my ca

Our storiesCreated 9 years ago

Rosie1961 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

My experience with bipolar part 1

MY EXPERIENCE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER It was the northern hemisphere Spring of 1996 and I was in Pakistan. I was running a nursery/pre-school for diplomats’ children in the capital, Islamabad, and as we approached the end of our 2nd year we were do

Our storiesCreated 9 years ago

Rosie1961 | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Suicide prevention

THE SILENT ONES I have had bipolar disorder for 20 years and it is part of my illness that I become depressed - and seriously suicidal – with terrible frequency. As all too many people unfortunately know, it is truly awful to be

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WinterSun | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Staying Safe

Hi just wondering how to negotiate staying safe with an unwell son.I believe he may be manic he has created a debt, irritable and aggressive. Friends have commented to him that he is hyper and he commented himself on how he feels he is talking a lot. He l

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

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janedoe2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Starting Supported Employment

I starting work tomorrow. Excited and anxious. Anyone have any tips to get through day one?

Recovery ClubCreated 9 years ago

Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Trust broken

Well just as i thought it was safe to trust. They've disapeared. No warning. It takes me a very long time to trust, really trust someone. But it always ends up this way. I feel so very angry with them, but i have no idea where they have moved to. It

Something’s not rightCreated 9 years ago

Famlith | New Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

How does the carer's allowance affect the care receiver's payments?

A friend, whom I live with, is on the Disability stream of the study payments. Due to them needing supervision for schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder and suicidal ideation I have had to quit work to look after them. If I try to claim any kind

Friends, families and carersCreated 9 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

How does the carer's allowance affect the care receiver's payments?

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