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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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h2ochild | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Christmas 2015

How many people are home alone this Christmas.I am sitting here enjoying the Carols on tvGlad no one can hear me sing

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CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Changing your profile pic

@Peter_Pan78 to change your profile pic: - Go to your profile by clicking on your name at the top leff hand corner of the screen (close to where you login). - On the next screen in the top right hand corner you will find a blue box, in this box, clic

Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Writing our own Christmas story: A community activity

Hello Foruminites, Let's try and write a story together! This is how it works. I'm going to write one sentence, and then someone can add to it by adding another sentence. Similarly, someone else will continue by contributing another sentence, and so a sto

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TwoWays | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Oh my

This is hard to explain. Sometimes I feel the pressure of mania elevating and I get a mass rush of energy mixed with equal amounts of anxiety. Then comes the racing thoughts emotional mixes. Mix the confusion and then frustration with energy and then the

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Mizou | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Fear confusion and life

I just wanted to write about my experiences throughout my time dealing with mental illness and every time I stop all I can think of is the fear I've experienced and the way its changed me as a person.I'm not going to lie, everything terrifies me these day

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MoonGal | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

When something goes wrong... moving on

Oh dear, I am so susceptible to ruminating, obsessing, wishing I hadn't done something, wanting to change the story. I did something that in the overall scheme of things is not a major thing, but it earned me a light slap from someone I do not know,

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Vicki | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Self Harm and onwards

I am so proud of my daughter who has just now been accepted into Uni. Last year was a trial for her and the rest of our family due to her depression, anxiety and self harm. I am also so appreciative for the support that I have received from my previous an

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

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CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Christmas shindig

Hey hey everyone! How are you all? It's been a while since I've been on the Forums, but I'm happy to be back to be spending the Silly Season with you. Thought I'd start a Christmas Party on here. One where we can give each other gifts and mingle. Al

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Amanda | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Why are they taking advantage of me?

I have been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and depression and while some family members have been supportive through the years, some others have tried to take advantage of my illness to manipulate, bully, and steal from me. When I did try to

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

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roseasterisk | Casual Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

1 year on from ECT

Hi everyone, I have just discovered this forum today and thought that it would be a good opportunity to share my experience with ECT. I have had a very positive experience. I don't think that I am necessarily an anomaly in having had a positive expe

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

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