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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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Akky | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Mother suffering from bipolar.

My mother is in her mid 50's and was diagnosed with bipolar when she was in her early 30's. She has been hospitalised multiple times throughout her life. She is currently in the midst of another episode and our family finds it so difficult to cope. She ha

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Quinn | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Things have gone downhill pretty fast

I'm working in age care now, I did some quick courses that were 14 weeks + 106 work hours apposed to the 6 to 18 months at TAFE also costing 2000+. However I have no friends and rarely talk to my family, my sister and I officially fell out and I rarely ta

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HelloBPD | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Well... there goes that idea.

Wow. I don't even know how I'm feeling. Besides absolutely shattered.Who can afford to have a mental illness? I have BPD along with other things and I've just found out DBT that is directed for BPD is $400 for two sessions a week. WHAT ON EARTH?!?!?!?!How

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Janna | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Something's not right .... with me.... but I'm getting better!!

I wasn't sure where to post this, so posted here. If any mod thinks this is not the right place please feel free to relocate it.I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reading lately in relation to myself. As a result of my own childhood trauma and ab

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Seren | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

4 months pregnant and scared

Hi all. I have a long history of depression, anxiety, PTSD, BPD. I'm 4 months pregnant (unplanned) and went off my anti depressants 2 months ago (under supervision). I have been really struggling ever since. Things have been very difficult with the baby's

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patientpatient | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Huffington Post article. My brother has a mental Illness, stop asking if he's better.

Note to self, remember this.Huffington Post article, http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/lisa-sweeney/my-brother-has-a-mental-illness-stop-asking-if-hes-better/Hope you find it helpful.

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Not feeling good at all!!

last night i dont know if i dreamt it or if it really happened. I have severe ptsd from my sister getting attacked by a dog and last night the dream or reality i don't know which one was that my sister woke me up and told me she had a night mare and i ask

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oceangirl | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I am not doing so well

I am really not doing so well & I am struggling. I can't seem to function too well atm. I am shutting down. I saw my psych today, and she doesn't think doing exercise science is going to be good choice to study because there is not much work

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Meliib87 | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

How to help my husband?

My husband has has schitzophrenia since before I met him. And for the past 10 years he has done well. We married and had a child who is now 3. He was doing great. So when his Dr suggested changing medication from one which made him very zombie like we agr

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

How to help my husband?

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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