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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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Bimby2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Our experience & stories

Have been having more positive days than negative ones and the football finals interested me over the past long weekend. Both deserved wins on Bulldogs and Sharks part. Had a nice surprise visit from my magpie family and Bung is my favourite with his dama

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 10 years ago

Service Spotlight: Get to know Mind Australia

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Special EventsCreated 10 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Service Spotlight: Get to know Mind Australia

Introducing Service Spotlights! Today we are welcoming Mind Australia. Take a look at the video below, which gives you an overview of Mind. If you have any questions, post them below and a member from the Mind team will be around on Monday&

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Ever wondered what it's like to have BPD?

Hi everyone, This week is BPD awareness week. BPD is often one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental illness. For those of you with loved ones with BPD, we have created a BPD Guide to learn more about it illness, here Stephanie, one of SAN

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

BPD: How do you tell your loved ones?

Hi everyone, SANE Australia has just recently launched it's updated Factsheet and Guide on BPD. Both pieces of content have been reviewed by people with lived experience and clinicians. A big thanks to those in this community who gave their valuable

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Hamburger | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Good morning

Have a great day everyone!

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Toomanymes | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Wrong diagnosis?

I've been diagnosed with bipolar type II. Is it possible that I was misdiagnosed, and could actually have BPD? Or is it possible to have both?

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Freesis | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

No contact for 10 years- best decision, wish I'd done it earlier

Hi everyone,My sister is undiagnosed BPD. The psychologist I saw on and off to cope with her behaviour over the years noted that it couldn't be confirmed unless she'd be properly diagnosed and of course that would never happen and everything was always so

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

musha | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Im exhausted! suicidal thoughts

Mental illness hurts everyone around me.I hate myself for it.Hurting myself would remove the pain that everyone else experiences because of my existence. Mental illness is damaging to people. You cannot contribute properly to society.

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Ayesha | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Downward slide

I am having a lot of symptoms and also have been quite manic the last 3 days, have really overdone each day and am in physical pain every night.Death came to visit me in form and I'm cautiously scared it's coming my way..... I think I might have cancer or

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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