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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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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Myths and misconceptions of Schizophrenia // CLOSED

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Topic Tuesday // Myths and misconceptions of Schizophrenia // CLOSED

With this year's theme for Schizophrenia Awareness Week being 'Are you still in the dark?' , this Topic Tuesday we will be shining light on the myths and misconceptions of schizophrenia. Does someone in your life have schizophrenia? We'd love

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Topic Thursday // Hearing Voices - functioning day to day // CLOSED

This month, to mark Schizophrenia Awareness Week, tonight will revolve around hearing voices. Hearing voices can be scary and isolating, and many people experience manage this on a daily basis. Be part of the discussion this Thursday to gain tips, i

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Career Chat // Interview Do's and Don'ts // CLOSED

Howdy everyone, This week's Career Chat will look at the Do's and Don'ts of job interviews. Job interviews can be a bit of a mystery - what are employers looking for? What questions are they going to ask? How can I make a good impression? During th

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theaveragejoe | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Avoiding people that makes us feel bad about ourselves

I thought that I share this here in case that my experience may help someone. I have had to learn this the hard way: "I cannot get on with all people!" Unfortunately there are some people that will not have much in common with me and will make m

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

My story! (Another Blueboarder)

Hi I'm Oceangirl73, I choose my name because of my first love of the ocean, and my passion for surfing. Its basically the essence of who I am, and being a surfer makes me feel alive I have posted but I thought I woud like to introduce myse

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Lch86238 | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Do I need help? My long and confusing story

Good evening,I don’t really know where to start. I found this forum while I was browsing the Internet today and spent quite a bit of time reading the articles in it.I also don’t know if it’s a very good idea to write something in here, as I’m not diagnose

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Bimby2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My Story

My Story. I have the daily challenge of depression and anxiety, due mainly to the trragic loss of mybeloved partner some 5 years ago. Each day brings memories of the good times we spent together,totalling some 15 years. We both were challenged b

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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Exhaustion

Can someone pls tell me - can having a mental illness cause exhaustion. I am so exhausted from the morning when I wake up to early evening. Can't stop yawning. My iron is low but i have had an iron infusion and my levels have gone up. So I was

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Peter_Pan78 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Mental Health Labels

Is it me or do others find the term mental 'illness' a bit stigmatising? I feel the word 'condition' is more appropriate. I feel the word illness makes it seem like only certain people 'get ill' when it is the human 'condition' to process information in d

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

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