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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 9 years ago

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS (from_PTSD_to_DID)

I would like to start a new discussion about DISOCIATIVE DISORDERS inc Disociative Identity Disorder (DID), to not feel so alone (by hearing the 'lived experiences' of others, coping strategies, & where to find specialised help.

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Leesu | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

I feel broken and I'm scared of what comes next.

Yesterday I saw my new Psychiatrist for the second time. I let down a few of the barriers and opened up. I told her n my case worker that I feel shattered. For a long time I have suffered with Anxiety and Depression. With my most recent diagnoses of OCD,P

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Decadian | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Defining our Personal Integrity

This was written in another thread and has really found a place in my ideas So I thought I would start this thread to help us work through this What our our personal boundaries? What is our personal integrity? Other things - our values

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Phedup | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Living In Limbo

Man I can hardly go in public and feel comfortable or relaxed, and only feel safe if I take my Best Friend (American Staffy) everywhere I go, Literally Everywhere. We don't leave each other's side, He has literally become my right arm. He's my Best Friend

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MrAlias550 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Have been hiding in the shadows for a while

Hi Everybody I am MrAlias,Have been a long time lurker but never brave enough to post until now. MrsAlias has been pressuring me to get help for over a year now, but it has never been high on my priority list. As I mentioned, I have been observing this fo

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Papasmurf | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Walking away from family

Hi all, I'm new to the forum ad wanting to hear from others who have decided to walk away from their family due to the way they have been treated by them. For the past 25 years my siblings have always treated me with contempt, hostility, humility an

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

EndOppression | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Hearing Voices- or what gets termed 'Schizophrenia'

I love this TED talk by Psychologist Eleanor Longden about where voices come from and how understanding voices can help those diagnosed with 'Schizophrenia'. http://www.ted.com/talks/eleanor_longden_the_voices_in_my_head?language=en

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EndOppression | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Surviving being sexually abused by counseller

I saw a counseller for help becuse I was sexually assaulted (of the most serious type in law, I see that the simple word for the crime I was a victim of isn't permitted on this forum) and he sexually assualted me (of the most serious type in law), saying

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

GlowCloud | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Feeling scared

So lately anxiety has been getting the better of me.My (ex-)best friend wrote about me in her blog and when I confronted her about it she ditched me, leaving me betrayed and vulnerable. Since then, I've been struggling with my current friendship (which is

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Rick | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

It's been a long while.......

Howdy, It's Rick.Been away a long time. Am so very alone. Am working as a co facilitator and part author of the Cert 4 Peer Mental Health couese, at a training organisation. I'm also the consumer consultant, student suppport and lived experience ment

Social spaceCreated 10 years ago

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