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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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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Career Chat // ASK US ANYTHING! // Friday 25 Nov. 12 pm AEDT

This is our final Career Chat for 2016! Where has the time gone? For this final session we thought we would open the floor to you to ask any questions you might have about employment and the workplace. @Renstar from Ostara will be kicking off t

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Any Such Thing As A Loser?

I have seen so many people who struggle with depression and other MI be called losers. You notice its the strong that usually go there. I think its cruel. How do we perform without psychological muscle or social support? And even during recovery the same

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Emily2 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

We believe my Mum has had an undiagnosised mental illness since possibly her teens. She is now in her early 70s. She has paranoid episodes. Last night she called in a kind of mania saying that someone was looking at her emails, and the council had decline

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Gezza | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Schizoaffective disorder

Hi, I'm new to this forum. My diagnosis is SAD. Just hoping to get better at coping with illness by getting involved with this forum. Thanks.

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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

An update from me - Queenie

Hi gentle folk, I have been away for a while. Apologies for that. I have been packing and ready to move this weekend in with my gf and her Mum. I also have been trying to convince my gf I need an assistance dog for people with psychiatiatric issues (from

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HellonWheels | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Autistic daughter's friendship

My daughter has a friendship with a lady who is over influencing herAny thing this woman is doing she wants to do. She thinks she's the bees kneesShe wanted to catch a bus at 7pm at a moments notice because her friend was going out for dinnerThe friend ha

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whitedog | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Do you know any national services that are great?

Hey there, I'm trying to find some national Australian services that are helpful. It could be a service for mental health, drug/alcohol recovery, suicide prevention, homelessness, etc... I want to find out if there is anything out there that I haven't hea

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Change123 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

really struggling today

Hi AllI guess I just need to vent or something, well what I really want wont happen - a big hug!My partner is going off at me again mainly because I broke a boundary. He asked me not to bring up a certain topic - trivial to most but has meaning to h

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Boundaries

Hi everyone I break boundaries all the time and it makes me feel so bad, stupid, so so terrible. I can never set a boundary and stick with it. always breaking them. I used to always email my last therapist (of 5 yrs) several times a week.

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MadameMeow | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Husband with PND

Hi! I have a 5 month old baby boy and I've just realised that my husband is suffering from PND. He's recently started a new high pressure job that has him working longer hours and a bit of travel. I feel like this job has triggered a bit of a breakdown. H

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