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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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Grasshopper3 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Prognosis: "Likely to deteriorate within next 2 years"

I'm starting new thread. I don't feel like saying too much though. Title says it all. The new Psych was a lovely man. He listened to my son telling him he thinks I'm a reptile-phobian, whatever that means. Maybe he has been noticing my skin is getti

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Change123 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

having 2 weeks or so break from the forum

I'm a bit all over the place since I got my periods back 3 weeks ago and feel I need to stay away and just focus on myself. Getting too emotional going through the posts, lots of triggers - right now for some reason feeling like tears will come.

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Help me

I need help but I don't know what to do. I've been referred to a psychiatrist but I have to wait for appointment. I've been up since 3 just sobbing and shaking uncontrollably, I'm so physically agitated and can't stop twitching and like screwing my toes u

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Managing my Bipolar II

After a recent unusually long (4 months) bout of depression I'm (while joyously manic) on a mission to better manage my Bipolar II. As part of this I've realised that (1) it would help me to do some things differently and (2) my friends and family may wan

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

What is normal in the world

Let alone having Bipolar making me feel different I just in general feel defective.My graduating class and friends well majority of them are married with children.They are doing what "Life" is meant to be. Education, Travel, Love, Work, House, Children, R

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MrNZ | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Not sure

Things have been very stressful for a long time now, stuck in my own business (work) same problems and issues day to day. Not feeling like I am winning. I play some sport and have a happy home life, but work is such a big part of our lives it really

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

Fish | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Raging against "the machine"

Last year was a big year for me. I turned 30, I had my first hospital admission, and I was diagnosed with bipolar 2. The episode that landed me in hospital also destroyed my career. I'd graduated from uni a couple of years prior, and like all except the m

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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

My artwork - should I get back into it?

So this is a rough pic of a painting I did a few years ago. I miss painting and producing artwork. This one was framed up and sold to a brand new mental health unit in Queensland in 2012. Should I get back into it? I used to paint a lot of nudes from life

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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Charlie76 | Casual Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Lost

I have depression, post traumatic stress from childhood trauma, borderline personality disorder. I've been with my husband for 19yrs, married for 12. We have 6 kids he pulled away from me 9mths ago then told me he wants a separation. After 6mths I met a g

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Baileyboy | Senior Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Oh no...menopause!!!

Is anyone out there willing to share their experiences with menopause and the relationship it has with MI, mine being ptsd? Should I be scared? Bb Anyone?

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