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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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janedoe2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Anxiety....need a new understanding.

I've experienced active PTSD in my life and had intesive therapy to recover from it. I learnt how to manage extreme anxiety. Now I am not actively experiencing PTSD anymore, I am experiencing 'normal ' anxiety now and only recently acknowledged it.Does an

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

Fiz | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Welcome To My Nightmare

Ok so it isn't a nightmare, so much as a persistent ache. And yes being dramatic I have borrowed the title from Alice Cooper (I commonly use song titles and lyrics which seems typical for Aspies). This does ramble a bit and I keep editing but will pu

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oddity | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Too old for help?

My son is so smart. He was dux of his school, handsome and funny. He started drugs at 18 first pot then heroin and ice for many years, I have seen him at police stations, rehabs, alley ways, under boats, living in filth and much more. He is no

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

News & Weather Triggers

My 13yo girl died (unprecedented acute asthma episode) in the month of the Qld 2011 floods. Can't help but wonder if there was a mould or something about from all the floods. And of cause, now we know about 'thunderstorm asthma'. Now today, with schools c

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Eating Disorder

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Eating Disorder

THE ELEPHANT IN THE DINING ROOM: EATING DISORDERSEating disorders are disorders, not diseases. Change in these life-threatening patterns of food consumption comes with choosing to change based on an awareness of the fundamental need to change.The concept

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Pheenstar | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Looking for the right psychologist' "THE PROCESS' is it just me

Besides a referral to a psych, is there a better way to help with a disorder.... she is sort of starting to believe something, but not at all to explain her situation correctly.... So this is how I see mine/family situation and so far what I have had

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Missmum87 | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Rights for step parents?

This is an extremely deep and personal issue i would never speak out about usually but I am in need of some kind of avenue/resource that may be available to me regarding custody of my step daughter?As my partner struggles with severe mental health issues

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getbetter | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

sabotage (may trigger)

I asked a question a bit similar to this before but have a different spin on it, I have had a preoccupation with suicide since I was about 14, allways thinking if things got to tough I would end it, do you think that preoccupation can subconsciously cause

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

iBobbly APP (suicide prev)

Research-DigitalDog-Programs-iBobbly-appiBobbly app trial (suicide prevention)iBobbly is the world’s first suicide prevention app designed for young Indigenous Australians that delivers treatment-based therapy in a culturally relevant way. Suicide rates i

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