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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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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

Hatred and Love

Anger at FamilyHello,I was wondering if anyone is in the same boat with me regarding family and anger.I come from an unhealthy family. Basically very violent and mind controlling and I've been an adult since I was 12. Since my diagnoses with Bipolar I hav

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Anti Anxiety medication and Alochol

Hello everyone , I am @Shaz51 Husband and i am wondering about MI and alochol with anti Anxiety and anti depressant medicatio mix

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Angels333 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

stuck in a rut

I haven't been that great. Things aren't at crisis point but I'm not coping in a healthy way. It's almost been a year to the day since I had a mental breakdown. I've gained 13 kg that I can't lose and I am self harming daily. I know I'm in a more honest p

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Learner | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Invisible carer

I am a middle aged woman with a mental illness (bipolar). I live with a man who partly cares for me. He has never been diagnosed with any mental illness and is functional with a part-time job and in a basic way is okay. He's affectionate and kind in his a

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Parents

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Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

Beatrix73 | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Parents

Im a 43yo grown woman with 4 kids. Why does my parents rejection hurt so much?

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Melstar71 | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Applying for carers payment

From advice from my social worker I'm in the process of applying for the carers payment in regards to my husbands mental health. Looking at the questions on the form they seem to discriminate against carers of mental health and focus too much on physical

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

JaJoLaHe | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

New here but not new to mental illness

Hi,I joined a while ago and never posted out of shyness and I suppose not knowing what to say. I then rejoined recently and again didn't post.I rang SANE this afternoon for some insight into how to help myself with my depersonalisation and derealisation.

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Emz | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Curious about medication

Why do doctors always precribe SSRI's for anxiety?I do not need my mood elevated. I need it decreased (in the breif periods that I am not anxious them I'm overly excited which can have some pretty shitty outcomes).I do not need to be happier, I am not dep

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

What workplace & employment topics would you like to chat about?

Hi everyone, Since Dec 2015, @Debstar from Ostara has been running Career Chat on Fridays between 10am AEDT – 4pm AEDT. Over this period, the topics of discussion were: Creating a CV and a cover letter Managing interviews Benefits and challenge

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