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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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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Today is my dads birthday

I am struggling today as its my dads birthday and I can't see him. He and my mum are not talking to me they abandoned me after I told them of my childhood abuse 5 yrs ago.I'm trying to stay busy but he keeps coming up in my mind.So emotional it's so not f

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday **CLOSED**: Supporting recovery through substance abuse and mental illness

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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CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday **CLOSED**: Supporting recovery through substance abuse and mental illness

Dual diagnosis. It's like a double dilemma and it can feel like a merry-go-round supporting a loved one's recovery when there are mental health issues as well as substance abuse. It can be hard to tell what symptoms are related to mental illness or substa

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stairhead | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

New on here with Bi polar disorder

Hi everyone . I have just been diagnosed with Bi polar disorder . Finding it very difficult to come to terms with but also relieved that maybe just maybe the tablets that they are starting me on today works i also have been abused in my childhood by my br

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

Physical pain

Hi all, I'm in hospital at the moment - a general ward, not psych. I've been here for about a week and it's looking like I'll be here at least another week. I'm really starting to struggle with the levels of physical pain. It's triggering memories an

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Going into mental health unit

Hi there,After a session with my therapist tonight, we discussed the issue of me going back into a mental health unit. I have been in twice in 2 years, 2 week stay both times. The last time was June last year and it was good to have time to my

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Lily | Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Confused wife, paranoid husband

Hi,I really need someone to talk to about what I'm going through, I can't really talk to my friends shot this because I don't want people knowing our business. my husband has recently become mentally ill, about a year ago, I don't know if he has been diag

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

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BlueBay | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Childhood abuse & BPD

Hi everyone I am new here. Six years ago my life changed. I remembered i was sexually abused as a child by 3 different guys. This happened over 40 years ago. After telling my parents they abandoned me and haven't spoken to me since

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Kiera80 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Sad lamp

Hi everyone,I'd like to know if anyone on the forums has used a sad lamp before and if so what do you think of them?I am thinking of buying one for the upcoming Autumn and Winter seasons to have the good light shining instead of the normal bulb lights tha

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

D94 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Out of comfortable options

To start, I don't even know what I'm doing here. I suppose it's because the support system I thought I had just isn't there. My mother has too much going on, and family wise, that's all I have. My live in girlfriend has just as many mental issues as I do

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

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