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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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Jacques | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Public Speaking Anxiety

Hi Forumites 🙂 or anyone reading this, I have just read a news story about a Gentleman by the name of Benjamin Habib, he was on Breakfast News talking about his topic of expertise and froze with social anxiety and had to stop the interview&

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Macca | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My son

Just watched my first program on abc and so can relate thank you everyone who was in the program I'm just new to mental health problems and didn't realise how much I been through until I seen a program tonight thank you everyone dr patients and family I d

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CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Need to talk to people who understand

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Hope21 | New Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Need to talk to people who understand

Hi, I'm new to this forum and thought it would be good to talk to some people who understand how I'm feeling.I'm 27 and have been diagnosed with BPD, depression and anxiety. I have tried for years to change and be more 'normal' but it feels like its just

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Tight-Control | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

When does fake it till you Make it become a lie.

Struggling with work and relationships.. Finding hard to tell the difference between being a lazy ..... and my illness. .I think I'm up but apparently am very quiet at the moment. Losing myself in Vidoe games .. losing touch with my tennage duag

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

Support needed, support given ~ no religon or politics please...

Hi all....I reduced my antipsychotic dose on Monday night. My psychiatrist said I could when I saw her late last month. I waited a week & a bit as finances were extra stressful.... I had extra of my benzodiazpine last night. My psychiatrist approved a

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Leigh | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Son with BPD and Drug issues

Posted here before. I am totally exhausted, just gone through another torrid episode with our 31 year old son. Think he has BPD but this is the GP's diagnosis. He has been looking for work and getting knock backs so feels bad. So he dumps it on us. Have j

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Emmelle | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Paranoid personality disorder - through the daughter's eyes

Hi all, I am seeking some advice and support from families who have a loved one suffering from paranoid personality disorder. i am 25 years of age and I have watched my family endure hardship as a result of my dad's severe delusions. Most of which has bee

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday // CLOSED // When mental illness impacts intimacy

Mental illness affects many parts of our lives and this can include intimacy and our sex lives. With conditions such as depression both the illness and its treatment influences our sexual desire and responsiveness. This can then impact on

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RoseRuby | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Was upset - I respect evryone on this forum.

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