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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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Silenus | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

ObSeSsIvE cOmPuLsIvE dIsOrDeR

I wanted to share my personal experience with ObSeSsIvE cOmPuLsIvE dIsOrDeR, and see if others are willing to share their own experiences too... 🙂ObSeSsIvE cOmPuLsIvE dIsOrDeR is an interesting thing. It has always fascinated me. Throughout the course of

Our storiesCreated 10 years ago

theaveragejoe | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Is psychology and ART or a SCIENCE?

Just sharing my ideas and knowledge of psychology. I am not an expert, I am a normal person that suffers with bipolar II, but I feel that part of my recovery is knowledge. Psychologist are not all the same. Their perspectives vary greately

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Skylark | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

My beautiful son

Hi,<br><br>My eldest son who is 19 recently spent a month in hospital after experiencing first episode psychosis. He also has aspergers which was never formally diagnosed but was confirmed by his treating psychs. The story of how he went to ho

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Struggling to cope and feeling really depressed!

Hi Guys.I am really struggling on and off for the last 5 weeks or so but more so in the last week. I really feel depressed and have almost no energy and struggle with day to day functioning. I feel that I am moderately to severely dep

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sybill07 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

updating on dsp etc

hi been a few months. you know how it is - one step forward, three steps back... it's been going much more positively, and i made the mistake of starting to feel 'normal' again. until today's setback. which i'm trying to view as positive, but it is

Friends, families and carersCreated 10 years ago

Slybaby | Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Socially anxious, ptsd, major depression

i thought getting a job willmake me feel better. I also thought i will getalong fine. But every day i feel anxious going to work to the point of feeling nauseous. I pretty much survived this 3weeks because i was taking benzo. My therapist says that i shou

Something’s not rightCreated 10 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Why do some of my posts not get posted?

Hello,I've written 2 posts in the last week that did not get posted. Both probably had sensitive wording in them but I did not receive any feedback about the posts. Do posts just get deleted without me being notified?Thanks

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Willstar | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Meeting a girl friend when you have mental illness

Hi. I was advised to come on this website, as it is a good way to talk with other people suffering with the same problems as myself.I really don't know how to explain this, but being able to find a girlfriend who will except me for my mental illness

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Bimby2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Better Monday

With my agoraphobia it inhibits me at times from going out very far, if at all.Today I was brave and ventured out to the shops for necessary groceries.It was not easy but i did it. Hope this continues - Bimby2

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universepocket | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Your experience with CAMS (child and adolescent mental health service)

I've had an aweful time with this service. Just curious about other peoples experiences. Thanks!

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