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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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BAO5 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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jamesle2015 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

intruders

I had a few people trespassing on Friday morning.They looked suspicious.I was a bit concerned as there were a few males and one female.She was using the hose to wash her face and she said 'someone sprayed her'.I don't think they called the police - I thin

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Hospital or manage at home !

Hi Guys !I'm feeling a bit down today after yesterday and cancelling my admission to hospital for a few reasons. Now I have a mixture of emotions, and worried I will not be able to go back into hospital if I need to.The reason I didn't go into hospi

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Bimby2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

A let-down feeling

Had a setback this week as the psychiatrist I was to see in a few weekstime won't now be able to see me for another 3 months. Be away on leaveand at conferences, apparently. Have other forum members experiencedsituations such as this? One could go to

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BEN | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Borderline wife

Despite all the Internet 'advice' being to get out now while I still can, i believe I'm one of the few that can cope. I may be delusional, perhaps a bit egocentric..but maybe that's what it takes to survive the turmoil?

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Have your say: Help us review media content for national campaign

SANE Australia is currently conducting a national campaign that is aiming to raise awareness of mental illness and the SANE Forums with a particular focus on rural, remote and regional areas around Australia. We've been working with media agency to develo

Useful resourcesCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 9 years ago

Rant.... I just need to rant... I'm sorry.

If I have to deal with one more sob story about someone who had depression/anxiety and yet still managed to get out of bed/work/study/eat but it was soooo hard and all they did was 'eat better' and 'exercised more' and they got better so why aren't I just

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CannonSalt | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Antidepressants for kids and teens ineffective, may even be harmful, study finds

A major review in The Lancet has found that antidepressants aren't effective for children and teenagers with major depression. ABC: Antidepressants for kids and teens ineffective, may even be harmful, study finds

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Tufflife | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Confused and unsure

Hi everyoneI am in a state of confusion and I am unsure what I am to do .I started studying a diploma of nursing and I am doubting myself whether I can succeed and complete the 18months , what's made it worse is I saw my doctor today and she said that I a

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Psychosis from Marijuana?

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Events and updatesCreated 10 years ago

Ray64 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Psychosis from Marijuana?

I have a 19 year old backpacker staying with me who seemed fine for the first day or two. Then we noticed she would start laughing randomly she would say she was just remembering something funny from when she was young. Two days later I had my niece and t

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

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