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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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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

name changed

hi everyonefor those who dont know ive changed my name from Scared01 to lil-caterpillarthanks to @Zoe7 for giving me the name and thank you to @utopia for the ideaseems alot of people know my little caterpillar anyway lol @Faith-and-H

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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

My childhood abuse - may trigger

For those of you who don't know my story here is a short version:@Former-Memberthis is my storyBetween the ages of 9-12 yurs of age I was sexually abused by 3 different people at different times. Two were family members and one a neighbour.I somehow

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

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Ayesha | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Downwards bipolar crash

I'm on the downward bipolar crash after having of being manic for 4-5 weeks...... it's so far a terrible crash and I can barely function.I know I'll probably be manic later (mixed episode) but omg this is hell

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eudemonism | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Day too day life -circumstances

Hi @ whom it may concern. I am feeling incredibly overwhelmed bye my circumstances and stuff like motivation which I suppose you could call depression.Feeling very foggy, lethargic, drowsy, lightheaded and rather helpless against my circumstances. Which m

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Consumed

Do you ever feel like your mental illness consumes your life? Like it's your identity?I find with most conversations I have with friends always my mental health comes up. I know they are just concerned and not mad at them but I'm more then that.With my fa

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utopia | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

How Does Your Body React When You Are Depressed

Was talking about this on another thread - but thought I would ask the question here so everyone could contribute.I've noticed that when I start sliding into my depression, that my tolerance for pain plummets. Even to the point that I can't pluck my eyebr

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

People under 30

Hi guysIm 20 and id love to know if theres anyone around my age to chat with.Love my elders though have super respect for you guys

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 6 years ago

Carers under 30...

Hi everyone.Im just wondering if theres any young carers on here?Im 20 and would love to have people around this age bracket to talk to.I love and respect my elders too though 💖

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Dothemo | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Should I destroy my smart phone and buy a dumb phone?

Hi SANE forums, So I haven't been too flash lately, still suffering from OCD and depression. Still trapped in a negative cycle where I don't get out of bed till after lunch. Still plagued by health anxiety and self-defeating thinking. But the agoraphobia

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

PLEASEcarers guilt and grief DO NOT READ IF YOUR TRIGGERED BY GRIEF OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. I DONT WANT TO TRIGGER ANYONE

PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOUR TRIGGERED BY GRIEF OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. I DONT WANT TO TRIGGER ANYONESo i was a carer for my nan for about 2 yrs maybe more and we were really close ans when i began caring for her became closer who passed away last year.I was

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