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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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mrkotter | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

What is [insert diagnosis here] like for you? No dictionary definitions please

@PeppiPatty, in the worry room thread, asked me what bipolar is like for me - and not for the textbook definition.I think that's a cool question for anyone on this board and it deserved it's own thread. So what is your mental illness like for yo

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universepocket | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

10 year Psychosis

I have Bipolar 1. I'm medicated but recectly one of my medications started actually working. My anti psycotic. I didn't realise I was psychotic until I wasn't anymore. 6 weeks into taking my medication, my delusion left ( I'd been experiencing it for 1 or

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Hello, (and a poem)

Hi all, I'm Alice.I don't say much.I figured I might sit over here and just look, if that's OK. When I do, I usually express in the form of spontaneous stories, or poems.As an attention deflection mechanism I guess.Nothing to call home about th

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eth | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Contacting Moderators

How do I contact the moderators if I am really concerned about someone? e.g. sadgirl on the Mother's Day thread.

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Bimby2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

My day ended well

Didn't do too well in the morning today but had a nice surprise visit from relatives and friends thisafternoon. What a difference a friend' s visit can do to one's morale. We take these people for grantedsometimes, not always thinking what they

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bpdnotfun | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

New to the site

Hello, I am new to this site. I suffer from BPD and am really hoping I find some people who understand the feelings I feel and perhaps help each other? (if this is what this site is used for?) maybe and hopefully I can help people with my storie

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

When you've been holding on for so long and not sure if you can anymore

There are so many reasons not to SH right now but I've been holding on for so long I feel like I'm at breaking point. SH for me will find me ending up in a hospital bed. What helps others get through at this point?

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MoonGal | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

The Fast Turnaround, Dizzy one day, Deathly the next

AH. <sigh> I had three good days - i could tell I was elevated, but didn't think I was hypo-manic. If the C-r-a-s-h today is any indication I was more elevated than I thought.I seem never to have 'normal' - I am rarely sparkly. spinning, happy

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Bimby2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Could feel better than past days

Shaking depression and anxiety off seems harder some days than others. This morning I'm notthe brightest little flower amonst the others in the garden. Try to distract myself and change mythought patterns to more positive ones. Expect other forum members

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SD2016 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Not sure what's happening to me

Hi.. I am first time poster so hope I'm posting in the right place and hope of its OK that I go into some details (which might not be very nice- about suicide/suicidal feelings) and about how I've been feeling Lately.I'm just trying to figure out what mig

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