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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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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Had a breakthrough: past miscarriage - may trigger

I've had a breakthrough in therapy.I am still not over the loss of my child when I was 17 years old. I had only lost my brother a year before from a long terminal illness. I can't talk about with anyone because my family never knew I was pregnant to start

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

sotty | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

My partner is getting sick of me being sick.

I wrote a piece entitled, is there life after hospital. It entailed being incredible bored and losing parts of my soul.Today, i feel more optimistic thanks to my partner but now he is low and i cant feel like ive dragged him down. He says things like, do

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Staying safe while supporting others // April 18, 7pm AEST

Supporting and being there for others when they are going through a rough time is one of the most selfless things we can do. However, we can't be effective if our own mental health is compromised. During this Topic Tuesday we will tackle questions

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Making promises of safety

Hello Forumites 🙂 We mods have noticed a recent trend of users making promises to each other to stay safe. There are wonderful intentions behind this and we clearly see your desire to care for and support one another. But we are starting to fe

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Can't Stop

I hate that I can't stop the cycle of Bipolar! I hate it that I'm rapid cycling so fast and about to crash!!! I hate that I'm going to have to use my energy to get back up to fall down! It just dose not stop! Like why won't it flippin stop? Am I asking fo

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mrkotter | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Lapel pins - need one urgently

I have an event to attend to World Bipolar day - does anyone know 1. If there is a lapel pin for mental illness and 2. where I can get one in Sydney CBD?Cheers!

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

Dothemo | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Sleeping too much?

Hi SANE forums,I was wondering if anyone else had problems with sleeping too much? Also could it be associated with depression? Thanks heaps.

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cristobel | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Inpatient Treatment

Where would be the best place for inpatient treatment in NSW?

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Jjaded | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Can I stop a train wreck?

Hello and thanks for listeningI divorced my X husband a few years ago after a 2 year separation. I divorced him due to his alcoholism and verbal and emotional abuse of me and the children. Also his absolute REFUSAL to get any type of mental health support

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Heart | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Counsellor: Right,s to ask?

@Former-Member, Just a question I got asked today that has stirred me up. At the moment I am seeing two counsellors. One I have been seeing for approximately 18 months. The second one I started seeing one on one after my husband and I went there for relat

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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