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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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CannonSalt | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Ugh, Fairfax. "Mental illness: who's faking it?"

@NikNik - is there any chance of SANE Australia making a formal response to this article, as part of stigma watching? http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/managing/work-in-progress/mental-illness-whos-faking-it-20160121-gmay8u.htmlThe thrust of it

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

CannonSalt | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

What's a healthier way to talk about self-destructive impulses?

When I have been in the grip of self-destructive urges to injure myself, I have talked myself out of it by speaking very harshly to myself - calling myself a baby, a coward, over-dramatic, etc. etc. etc. It's my understanding that saying that kind o

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Cheyenne | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Probably not the right place for this but...

I live with my mother and sister and all three of us have battle mental illness for years. I act as my mothers sole support, she has borderline personality disorder, bipolar, PTSD and anxiety, and there is very little support anywhere nearshore we live, e

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

Bobby2015 | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

phams program

Good Evening,my case manager has set up a assesment with my local phams program and if lm succseful it will mean l will have a psychologist, case manager and a phams worker and am feeling absolutely blessed with the possibility of having such wonderful su

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Cat64 | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

How do you let it go?

Hello everyone. As some of you know my husband is currently in hospital - we are now into week 7. He was up in front of a panel today to state his case (I think that's what it's about). I haven't heard the ourcome yet. His Psych rang me the other night to

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Bianca | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Unhappy

HiYes I am new to this post , actually new to any post ...But this is my story ..... I have 2 sons , one son gives me no problems , and doing very well , engaged to a lovely girl , had own company etc he is 23 ......On the other hand I have my 20 yr old ,

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Zoostar84 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Niacin (vitamin b3)..used to treat anxiety/depression

I was recently told niacin (a form of vitamin b3 can be beneficial to people with anxiety and depression.I have read a book written by Abram Hoffer and he discusses niacin in treating treat schizophrenics.It can also be used to treat anxiety/depressionI h

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

Accessing music therapy

In this week’s Topic Tuesday on music therapy, a few people mentioned that they would love to access music therapy but weren’t sure if it was affordable or available in their location. There are a few ways of finding opportunities to engage in music thera

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

Ezzmayj | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

When side-effects become more of a problem than the illness itself

Hi everyone, Our Mum was diagnosed with Bipolar/PTSD around 15 yrs ago now. In the past 3 years her memory and cognitive functioning has deteriorited so badly that this is impacting her quality of life far more than the depression/anxiety that has debilia

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Thursday ** CLOSED** OPEN DIALOGUE: Supporting your loved through crisis and beyond

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

Special EventsCreated 11 years ago

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