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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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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Finding a therapist

So I've decided I need to bite the bullet and get a therapist and I was wondering how other people went about doing it and how they decided who to see and what kind of therapy to go for? I want to see someone about romatic relationships and having a famil

Recovery ClubCreated 10 years ago

Musicteacher13 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Sinking

I'm currently 10 weeks out from finishing my music degree and my mind won't let me concentrate. I sit in class and before I realise its over. I suffer from bad dissociation when I'm stressed, one of the many symptoms of bpd. I'm also struggling with keepi

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Newbie

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Events and updatesCreated 10 years ago

Splash | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Newbie

I got an email which asked 'what do carers need?'. Not sure where to put the answer so here goes.I care for my son who had psychosis as a teen and has just had another episode at 26. Sometimes they call it schizophrenia and sometimes they say it is too ea

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Rubyf | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I've had an epiphany, maybe...

Hello folks, It's only my second post to the forum, but this moring a thought crossed my mnd that i thought i'd like some feed back on...A little background on me, is i've been depressed for as long as i can remember, i was maybe ten or eleven years

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Today is Blue Knot Day

Hi everyoneToday is Blue Knot Day. This day recognises the survivors of adult childhood abuse and trauma.I am one of the survivors. My story began in 2010 when seeing a psychologist for work stress. After a few sessions we were talking a

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Change123 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

sent home by ED in a state

Hi everyone and thanks for the kind words.For the first time I have really reached out for help and again my hand was slapped away by mental health services. I know looking at those websites where they said all the same horrible stuff as my partner t

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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utopia | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Why do I struggle with impatience and worry

Does anyone else suffer / struggle with impatience? Is it part of my MI or part of my personality? I want things - now. I hate waiting. I hate not being in control - so I can set the time line.And logically, I know worrying about things I have no control

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Billie | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

my story...

Hello,I have been told I have BPD traits but I am still waiting for the psych appointment for a diagnosis. I have been struggling with extreme emotions, mood swings and impulsive behaviour for as long as I could remember and its finally starting to make s

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Susanother | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Newbie on the forum

Hi everyonemy first time here. I care for a person, though do not believe I am a carer, but it is one of those times. That time when I am the bad guy, and the person I care about is disengaging from me. Disengaging is manageable if the wellbei

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

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