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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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Decadian | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I really know what it's like to have depression

Hi @Shaz51@Faith-and-Hope@Former-Member@Change123@BlueBay@Former-Member@TAB@Former-Member@leia@Kurra Everyone is included Shaz and I posted a couple of messages today about our experiences with depression and what it is like - from our personal

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Advice?

I don't know if this is allowed...but I'm scared my husband might be taking advantage of my past trauma to control me in the bedroom.I'm not really too sure what do and I'm really confused.

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gyp | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

verysad and confused

I've been quiet..I moved out of smll rural Qld. Left my partner, my dog and all my belongings behind. Now with my son & gf on Gold Goast. I went Psychiatrist whom said I need therapy for the rest of my life..ok so now I'm here I am not happy, people,

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Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Feeling very alone

Not coping very well. No motivation. Seems like i am always there for my family. Listening to them, supporting them . But i feel so very alone. my husband wrote an email to my psychiatrist , and it was very evident that he has no

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Jlol | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Can I post about something that happened to me with the mental health system?

A few years ago I 'blew the whistle' on some dodgy practices that occurred at a state hospital. In retaliation they did their best to discredit me by making things up about my condition. I've been battling both the hospital and the resulting stress and de

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St_Topher | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

what do you do???

my wife of only a couple of years is displaying worrying and heartbreaking signs - and I have no idea what is happening...her sadness which was a common thing as in every couple of months has in the last 6-7 months morphed into a weekly occuranc

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Jlol | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I get really, really depressed at my job(s). I would love to know why!

I'm 30 and have had a job of some sort since I was 13. Without a doubt each and every job I've had has made me super depressed.When I was younger I used to think it was because the jobs sucked (they did - stacking shelves, waiting tables). But when I got

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Sometimes...

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be 'normal'.Sometimes I sit on my bed and cry for endless hours, for the loss of my life, and from the never-ending confusion and pain that I have no words to accurately describe.Sometimes I don't.Psychology wil

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

What are feelings / appropriate feelings?

I made a mistake today. For me a really tragic one and i felt extremely guilty for a yet unknown outcome. My partner did a similar mistake a few days ago. This afternoon I was feeling upset and guilty for what I did and withdraw as I often do. My partner

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Arjay | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Vent

I. Edited my post to nought as I was venting!

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