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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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JaneDoe1 | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Am I listening correctly?

Hello.My partner has started to talk about what he is going through. He had an episode two years ago and has experienced internal anger since. I have my own health issues which are well managed at the moment.When my partner talks I just listen and ask for

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Career Chat // How to stand out to a potential employer // CLOSED

Hi everyone, This week's Career Chat topic is about standing out to a potential employer. There is lots of competition out there in the job market. There are also lots of ways you can differentiate yourself so you stand out in a positive way

Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

Tyler01 | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

OCD staring / eye contact / peripheral vision

Hi there This is my first post . I'll try and make it brief. I've had OCD for 30 years now and it involves constant visual distractions. I am always trying NOT to look at inappropriate (private) parts when talking to people and also my periphera

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

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MoonGal | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Coming off a medication - the roller coaster

Yesterday I felt the effects for the first time as I withdraw slowly from a medication I have been on for 13 years. Due to some info gained from another discussion here I discovered that a med I am on has a common side effect of back pain. I went to my do

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

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chompy78 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

What to do - must be a common story

Our sister is mentially disabled. Not quite sure the official name, but it's like a type of autism. One minute she may be fine, and able to function fine for weeks or even months. Then it's a disaster with police, health professionals and etc being involv

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Phear | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

It's not so much a discussion

Ive been looking around just seeing what everybody says in the discussions and the one thing that hit me was how well each member talks and answers others, i dont know how you all do it i just carnt seem to jion in, im just haveing a ruff time at the mome

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Goosegoosegoose | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Option-less

Hello! I have bipolar I, OCD and GAD. I live with my husband and 9 month old son. I'm currently unmediated as I'm breastfeeding and am planning on trying for more children in the near future.I can generally keep my shit together but lately I'm really clin

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Phear | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Don't even know what i'm doing here

I've been diognosd (car'nt spell for peanuts, so i hope you can put up with me, cheers) with Schizophrenia for 11yrs now and was told i may have been suffering undiognosed for 20yrs or more the meds i'm on are high doses and stop most of the symtoms

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

sybill07 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

motivating?

Hi,Thought I'd see if this is common, and what tips and tricks you all might have gathered?So husband is definitely unmotivated. Part of the condition, part of the situation and falling into a depression.I've never been able to encourage him to have a hob

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Healthymind | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

New diagnosis of Bipolar disorder 2

Hi,I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar after my first manic episode in NZ.I have since returned to Brisbane where we live.I have two young children and am feeling a bit overwhelmed and not coping so well with the care of them.Just wondering if there are

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

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