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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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Queenie | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Trying to learn about Schizophrenia

Hi gentle folks, Does anyone know of books (be they biographies or health manuals) that are a good resource to learn about this illness? At the moment I am reading Schizophrenia For Dummies but it is a little outdated and also The Soloist by Steve Lopez.

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

LeeG | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Teenage anxiety and depression

Hi all, I am new to the forum. Already just reading some posts I feel less alone in this battle that my son is facing. He has gone from a confident, friendly, sporty child who nothing worried to a tortured young man of 13. We are just a few months in

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

kdoll | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Hello. Newbie here

I'm new here so I'm sorry if I'm not meant to post here. I've been seeing the tv ads so thought I would come one and check it out. It's almost been two months since I was admitted to a mental health facility for 10 days. I am now on a recovery program and

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

Hamburger | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Good morning

Morning all, stay safe and try to have as best day possible

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Self Hatred & God

SELF HATREDJOHN 7: 38 “He who believes in me, as the scripture said, from his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water”.LOOKING FOR A DRINK IN A DRY WELLJesus knew- who he was,- where he came from,- where he was going,- who his Father was- and th

Useful resourcesCreated 10 years ago

Hamburger | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Trapped

Just caught up with friends I havnt seen for a few months..been in a relapse since last time I saw them.. they dragged me out for a kebab...did not want to go..no money and the usual scenario...but went along...soon as we got their just wanted to bail but

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Shock news

Oh my what else can happen. My psychiatrist told me today he is moving interstate at the end of the year. I have only recently felt that i have started to trust him. Its taken me over three years to get to this point of starting to let him in.

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

mark | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

decided to go off depression medical after 20 plus years

Not sure how I feel about this doing as doc has told me to do it as I actually don't really think they have ever really done much I guess I will soon see

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

natureoflife | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

wrong family

Day by year by year, I wait to hear the words, " your not good enough, your not apart of the family" i feel so diffeeent and insicure. I look different I am different. I have nothing the same as them but they all look the same. I feelLike the outsider the

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Struggling.

I've posted once before.But I'm at a bit of a end at the moment and I don't know what to do. I've seen a psychiatrist twice, but she hasn't asked me to come back, but instead asked me to follow up with my GP. But I still don't feel like the tablets are wo

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

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