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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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neil | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Health

I try to maintain good weight , however many time I go back to my weight, nothing permanent. i am in border for getting heart diease and diabetes. i have schizophrenia it make my motivation even harder. i read that people with schizophrenia have much grea

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

jem80 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

No respect

When people know that I have a mental illness they show no respect. They want to control the conversation. They believe that I have no opinion. That I am treating them like they are stupid.How do I stay polite but assertive in my line of conversation?Why

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darrenhayes | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Meeting someone in person

Hi I'm not sure if this is allowed but are we allowed to meet one another in person?

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

darrenhayes | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Make a list of hobbies, dreams. Holidays

Hi I'm not sure on the correct term meaning therapy but its a fancy term for hobbies. Social interaction with peopleFor the homeMessage boards for hobbies, dreams, vacations. Family photos,happy quotesJokes1. Go for a drink2., eat out,3.go for a movie4.Go

Social spaceCreated 10 years ago

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Decadian | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Grief and Guilt - Coping with our Feelings about our Aging Parents

@PurpleFlowers@Former-Member@BlueBay I would like to tag more names here - but right now I am not at all sure who else is coping with aging parents - maybe I could extend the convo to people handling other difficult relations - but let's see what hat

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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perseverer | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Post Mortem on Yesterday's Psyche Consult

My heart goes out to psychiatrists. It is one of the toughest, most emotionally draining jobs in the world. It requires many years of study to do Medicine and then Psychiatry. It takes a person who is very dedicated, intelligent and grounded to be a

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

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Snowdrop | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

How to accept my grown children dislike each other and the problems this causes

Some people may know me from the Carers forum but I think that my problem has grown so that I am coping with the carers part of my like but I am NOT coping with where it has led me. For those not familiar but a bit of background information, I have 3

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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Bast | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

On being OK and needing support

Hi lovely peopleI am OK still however I am distinctly threatened and experiencing the ordinary thing 'fragile.' I am still clinging to the parts of me that still matter - although the fingernails are breaking on the cliff top. For me I am becoming afraid,

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

12 months post suicide attempt

It is nearly months since my husband attempted suicide. The treating team have as he has been difficult to diagnose and treat. A new 'diagnosis hypothesis' has been given and another drug offered. The absence of a definitive diagnosis has been of concern

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Husband with Schizoaffective Disorder

My husband of 9 years has Schizoaffective Disorder - Bi-Polar Type. When i met him he was diagonised with Bi-Polar but that changed on a visit to hospital a few years back. The change of diagonis seems to fit him well. He is a very supported person and is

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