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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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Taali3 weeks ago

Morning Greetings!

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Co-design & Research3 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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Shaz519 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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NightFury9 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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littlemissme2 months ago

Webinar recording // Living with grief and loss and complex mental health: a conversation about connection and hope

Some losses are visible. Others can be harder to recognise or name.Grief isn't only something we experience after the death of a loved one. It can also arise from changes to our health, identity, relationships, independence, hopes or plans for the future.

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Daisydreamer5 years ago

Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

New here? Welcome to the SANE Forums! We are so happy you found us and have joined our wonderful community. There are lots of people here like you, who can understand what you might be going through and offer valuable peer support. Yo

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Lapis_Anteater6 months ago

Post Your Pets

Hey everyone, I thought it would be fun to share our pets. The top dog is Ellie and the bottom dog is Korra. Ellie is meant to be a Australian cattle dog cross and Korra is meant to be a Kelpie cross. They are 8 and 7. Please share a photo of y

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BPGuy | New Contributor | Last message 1 hour ago

Navigating BPAD2 and intrusive suicidal thoughts

I just need to get this out of my head. Back in Jan 2022 I had my first significant suicide survival. During the time I had fallen into psychosis and had an out of body experience after weeks of what they diagnosed as acute suicidality. All I could think

Advocating for changeCreated 4 days ago

Amethystblue | New Contributor | Last message 3 days ago

heyy everyone!

hiiii, im an 18 year old female (she/her) from tasmania, with diagnosed bpd and currently being assessed for autism. ive jumped on sane to find other people around my age with bpd, to chat to, relate with etc. i love music, writing it, singing it etc. i l

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 days ago

MichC | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 days ago

Struggling with Grief and Multiple Life Events

I lost my wife to Cancer 12 months ago after her more than 5 year battle. She used VAD, as was her wish. I supported her in that, but it is still a confronting experience. Immediately prior to that, I was made redundant, I was angry at first, then realise

Navigating grief and lossCreated 4 days ago

lost5472 | New Contributor | Last message 4 days ago

Please help i don't know what to do

I feel like I'm drowning and I don't know what to do i am married and have 2 kids one has level 2 autism and I am feeling like I can't take it any more. I also don't know whether i still love my wife

Friends, families and carersCreated 5 days ago

bigrig67 | New Contributor | Last message 3 days ago

Give space or dont?

Do I give her space or dont i?1 part of me says it's your only hope of getting back together the other half is scared she will move on ? Thoughts?

Managing relationshipsCreated 5 days ago

birdie01 | New Contributor | Last message 3 days ago

Struggling with a parents death

I lost my dad two weeks very suddenly. I am really struggling to get my head around it. My work has been amazing and told me to come back when I am ready. I am feeling really anxious with returning to work.My dad wasn't meant to pass away

Navigating grief and lossCreated 5 days ago

Medi | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 days ago

More Loss

Hi, I wanted to let people know how I became to discover a forum like this... I was at home watching a stream of stuff on my phone when I saw Prince Harry appear- he started talking about his mother Diana and his grief. He had been seeing a grief counsell

Navigating grief and lossCreated 5 days ago

Spicy7 | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 days ago

Recent and unexpected cPTSD diagnosis

From everyone who knows me it shouldn't have been a surprise to me that I have cPTSD but it really was. I didn't realise how deep the effects went til I got my diagnosis and the past 2 months have been so full of rage that gives way to deep grief. I have

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 6 days ago

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Spicy7 | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 days ago

New diagnosis of Autism, ADHD and bonus cPTSD

Hi, I just found this space from a social media link. I have had 5 different mental health diagnoses over the last 30 years before this one and it's finally one that fits. I am a survivor of childhood abuse from my mother who I have been caring for for th

Welcome and getting startedCreated 6 days ago

Fawkes | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 days ago

Weaponising mental health

Hello againi know it’s been a while but not sure who else to pose this question to. After a very long and complicated struggle to access adhd medication after moving interstate I have now been provided a very restricted and short (3 month ) approval. I ha

Advocating for changeCreated 6 days ago

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