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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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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

CLOSED // Topic Tuesday // Medication

Managing medication: choosing to stay on or stop meds and how to make your choice and act accordingly with safety During this Topic Tuesday, some of the issues we will discuss include: - Reasons for staying on or stopping medication - How can I sta

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mhsw | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Tele Support Group

Hello I am currently in the process of writing a proposal for a Pilot Tele Support Group for carers of some one with a mentalillness in Victoria... Does any one know of any agency that might offer such a program ?

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

mhsw | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Long distance caring

hello, i am am interested to know how other carers navigate the challenges of being a long distance carer? I arrived in Australia 30 years ago. I have a brother overseas with Bipolar and BPD overlay. My mother has had two open heart surger

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GothMum | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Happiness

I just need to share this: for the first time in so very long, today I actually feel happy. Nothing particularly exciting happened - in fact something unpleasant occurred. It hasn't taken my pleasure away. I had a picnic lunch with another mother and our

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Eddie | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Nose-Pulling Addiction

Hi everyone.I'm new to this forum, and I must say, it's quite nice! I'd like to start of with admitting to a mistake. I accidentaly emailed the sane helpline about this not realising that that's for serious matters. I decided to then post a discussion in

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Butterfly1 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Feel like I'm being manipulated

Hi, after joining a few days ago and reading your stories, I feel that I would like to share mine and hopefully get some feedback from others who may be in a similar situation. I raised my children on my own from the time that my son ( I'll call him

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Decadian | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

30 Years

Immediately after Easter in 1986 my badly-wired and deeply troubled son went into Juvenile Detention (a prison) and took his own life in July - he was in detention for about 3 months His whole life was a struggle and I did everything I could - it was

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missruby | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

advice needed :/ :(

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but I need adviceI struggle with depression and anxiety and I have for years.But I've been with my boyfriend now for almost a year and last may I left a job and moved in with him and starting working at hi

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

The Jeff Goldblum scale of anxiety

Back in the day I used to think Jeff Goldblum was pretty hot. Did anyone see The Fly? Admittedly he wasn't hot right through that movie.... ...but there were definately moments... .. (Ignore the hair. It was 1986 an

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Career Chat // When mental health impacts your work // CLOSED

While in a perfect world, we could keep our mental health issues under wraps in the workplace, sometimes it can impact our work life and performance. This week we are joined by @Debstar from Ostara Australia look at what happens if a mental

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