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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

"This is My Brave" auditions in Canberra this weekend - 11-12 March 2017

Hey Canberra folks, I just learned about this storytelling event coming for the first time to Australia. Looks kinda cool. "This is My Brave" is a live storytelling event where real people tell real stories about their real life mental health issues throu

Events and updatesCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

suicide safety planning

ok so ive been told to put in place a suicide safety plan has anyone ever created one? i dont even know where to start? what to do? how to set it up? what information should be included? any other help appreciated

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

recovery?

hi everyoneso ive just been to a 2 hour psychologist appointment and am reeling abit.and with more sessions to come but these will be 1 hr sessions but they will be pretty intense just due to the nature of the topic (SH & SL)i was wondering what peopl

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

Michka26 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Brother who is alcoholic and mental health and not being treated

My brother who is 34 has always had issues with alcohol (been done DD several times) however in recent years he has been self medicating and has been arrested several times when drunk for stealing and also assault. He has been diagnosed with PTSD, BPD and

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Hello123 | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

My Story

I have been living with my partner who had depression for a few years now. It all came to a head about 7 months ago. He has had a lot of trouble with getting the right medication then as a quick fix was taking high amounts of sleeping tablets and other mu

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Zoe7 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

All Things Sport...

There are many threads dedicated to sharing experiences - good times and not so good - so I thought I would start a thread for those on here who love their sport. For me - and I suspect for some others - sport is a good distraction as it often blocks out

Social spaceCreated 10 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Panadol for PTSD.

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Useful resourcesCreated 10 years ago

ConfusedWife | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Confused and lonely

Hi my husband of only 2 years was diagnosed with depression about 9 months ago. It's been a very hard and rocky road since then. he is up and down, but mostly down. He is getting treatment although I'm not really sure that it's helping. He ope

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Whereismysmile | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Is carrying on even worth it

Feeling alone and tired and like I'm trapped in this never ending cycle of feeling ok then feeling like the darkness consumes me completely. Tonight is the latter. The thoughts are grim and they make me sad. I just want to smile again and mean it. I'm so

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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Phoenix_Rising | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I need a distraction

Hi,I want to talk something out but I'm concerned that it will cause distress to others on the forum and I don't have anyone else to talk to so...I think it might be safer to go with distraction rather than talking tonight. Who's up for helping a little t

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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