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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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Quinn | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Why do counsellors/psychologists ask these questions?

'Why are you here?' 'What do you hope to gain from being here?' 'Why is the point of you having these sessions?' Why do they think you are there? For entertainment? Because you enjoy their company so much? Or if you're paying out of pocket you just enjoy

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

need advice urgently

hi im not exactly sure how to put this so that it makes sense without going into to much detail but the last couple of months i have had a problem with my mental state that i havent had for almost 10 years and the hardest thing about is that last time i d

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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Westernman | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

The situation

Hi All,I will try to be brief.My wifes Doctor called me in due to suspicions my wife is bipolar.A few weeks prior to me seeing this doctor, my wife left the family home and took all the children with her after 12 years of marriage. She spent the chil

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

PTSD and yet another xmas post

This is just such a messed up time of year. We’re doing all the right things to keep safety and control – avoiding shopping centres and other places with xmas stuff, meditating, eating clean, exercising, sticking to routine, journaling, listening to each

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Mental Health/Illness after Black Saturday

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/black-saturday-the-hidden-costs?utm_campaign=pursuit&utm_content=Black+Saturday%3A+the+hidden+costs+_ReadMore&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pursuit_weekly_digest

Useful resourcesCreated 10 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Mental Health/Illness after Black Saturday

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Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Disability

Tomorrow is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I'm curious about whether some of you think of your MI as a disability, rather than an illness?I guess if you're comparing it to a physical model, illnesses are things that are either termin

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

Happyness | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

FACING THE DARKNESS

I face the darkness But there's still hope

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

christmas?!?

hello allis it too early for me to post that I am dreading it?thoughts?

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago