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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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BAO6 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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NancyDrew | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Mother in Law refusing treatment

I don't know where to even begin.I have found myself in a situation of caring for my mother in law. This has happened by default. I never volunteered and I don't think I am the one who should be doing it. That sounds cold...but I am not equipped for the t

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frustratedstep | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Advice for dealing with manipulative young adult

Hi There, I have been dealing with my stepdaughter for 10 years as she navigates depression (Unipolar). She is extremely manipulative with her father (my partner) and has placed myself, her biological mother and her father in different corners so the

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Advice for dealing with manipulative young adult

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Events and updatesCreated 10 years ago

Atalanta | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Can't stop thinking self-harm/suicide.

How do you stop thinking about these? For the last couple of months but especially the last three weeks, I have been a danger to myself. Either I am thinking about suiciding or I am actually self-harming as compensation for not suiciding or out of frustra

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Change123 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Taking a break

Hi allJust letting you know that I need to take a break from the forum for a week or so.Have a good break everyone!

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

Katz13 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Daughter (25) has schizophrenia (diagnosed about 2 years ago)

Hi AllThis is the first time on here for me and I feel I need to express my concerns and I need help with just coping day by day. My daughter now 25 has had a mental illness for about 3 and half years now. She was a heavy drug user and was in a very abusi

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Ways to cope

i am really paranoid at the moment and i am not coping i keep thinking that someone is spying on me and wants to hurt me. i am also scared that there are demons stalking me. i cant get these thoughts to go away how do i make them easier to deal with?

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BrokenAngel | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Can't hide my feelings anymore

Hey guys, i know i already posted something today but i have to tell you another thing. Something that happenend to me today. First of all i have to tell you that earlier i was good in hiding my feelings, everyone thought that i was feeling well and that

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

EMDR therapy

hi everyone, so today my psyc said she would like me try EMDR therapy but after her explaining what it is im a bit apprehensive to try it.has anyone else been through this therapy?

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

shellb | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

isolation and numbness

hi i have bipolar/schitzophrenia my bipolar is on the high side more so than the depressive side I have noticed that because of me being on the high side of things i struggle to keep my emotions under control and it is when i allow myself the luxury of fe

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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