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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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CannonSalt | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Physical health ignored in people with mental illness

https://theconversation.com/physical-health-ignored-in-people-with-mental-illness-69040 Thoughts? Potentially beneficial, but I'm a bit worried about over-reach. Also because it's new and trendy, every Tom, Richard and Harry will be gettin

Useful resourcesCreated 10 years ago

Justme62 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

After the ptsd now what?

I had complex ptsd for 25 yrs. Getting well has been so hard. But i trully think im all good. After all has happened i realize i dont know anyone anymore. Iv tried to make friends. To no avail. Seems im strange. And will i always be weird now? Where does

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mel84 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Grief and guilt of mental illness

I've suffered with mental illness since I was young. Depression and anorexia soon turned into full blown psychotic depression. I've spent over 3 years of my life in psych wards and my hospital files are as thick as novels. I was chronically mentally ill.

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Tricky | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Work and expectations

I am getting very frustrated lately cos I am having trouble remembering dates and concentrating at work. It sucks cos it ebbs and wanes and sometimes I'm all over it and at other times I feel like a real idiot. I am worried that people at work may take my

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

perseverer | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Here Are Ten Things I Wish Would Change

1. I would like it to be mandatory for mental health patients to be interviewed in the presence of a carer, at least for part of the interview.2. There needs to be a dramatic increase in psychiatrists. Every regional centre should have a psychiatris

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30something | Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

my partner has a severe panic disorder and epilepsy

My boyfriend and I have been together 17 years, not married, and no children. During this whole time he has been mostly unemployed (excepting about 3 years), and I have been working full time supporting him, this is not through lack of effort by him

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

samt31 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

voices and drs

I saw my psychiatrist today with my mum. he may want to change my medications but it depends on my ECG. seeing my gp on friday. after seeing the results of that test she will advise the psychiatrist what to do next. i have been off work for the last 6 wee

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perseverer | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Cravings When Psychotic

Hello everyone,I am just wondering whether anyone else has experience of cravings during psychosis. I have noticed that when my son is psychotic he craves caffeine and salt. I have observed that if I give him a caffeinated drink and a bag of crisps he is

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Change123 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

APOLOGY TO ALL

To everyoneI'm a bit embarressed when I look at the " looking after our wellbeing" section all these posts from me - I feel like I'm now the narcissist wanting all the attention and hogging it all to myself.Just wanted to say sorry to all who are sick of

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Gilgamesh | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Triggered

I made a post a few weeks ago detailing my experiences of psychosis. The post was taken down due to the fact that it might trigger someone. Yet we need to be triggered so we can learn to manage our various disorders. We are treated with overconcern and th

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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