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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

Managing clutter?

How do you manage clutter? I've noticed that a lot of the decluttering literature relies on looking at feelings about things. I was always a messy kid, and both of my parents were messy kids too. I think I hoard accidentally - I just don't

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CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Growing your Zen Garden

Does anyone do any gardening for mental health? Gardening Australia is having a special show for Mental As, which is specifcally about gardening and mental health. Would love to hear from some gardners, or even people who just enjoy being in gardens

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Jasper | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

The Transgender Experience

Hi everyone. I was born and raised female but felt male from around the age of 4. I started experiencing mental health problems by 7 years old. I wanted to die because there didn't seem to be any place in the world for me. I didn't know of any other Trans

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Kylieo | New Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Bipolar

I have suffered with bipolar for almost 20 years and almost no one knows. This week has been hard listening to other people's stories. Today I spent the afternoon at Melbourne zoo with my 19 year old daughter. What a balm for the soul. There is always a b

Social spaceCreated 11 years ago

CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Topic Tuesday **closed**: The media and mental health

Mental illness got a lot of media attention the week just passed during the Mental Health Week. As many of you may have seen it was the ABC's MentalAs week. So what did you think about how the media reported mental illness? Have you ever wondered about a

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Menopause & depression

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Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

Nellie | Casual Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Menopause & depression

Having had a breakdown about 18 yrs ago and slowly over that time endured panic attacks, anxiety & depression finally thought had successfully got most of me back but then menopause hit and for the last 3 years have had a rollercoaster of ups and down

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 8 years ago

sex

I might be getting a bit personal here but I was just wondering if some are you feeling fine to talk about has you mental illnesses affected your sex life? Is it normal for it to come in to it?I find for myself during or after the act I have a full blown

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AlienBP2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Meditation companion dog Chill music

Meditation those of you having problems with anxiety and depression plus copeing with stress should join a meditation group.If lonely perhaps a dog for company ( share your neighbours dog perhaps or share one with a relative)Also see your GP who may recom

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CannonSalt | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Reading a little each week is a form of life support

I don't mean to add another 'should' to everyone's lists, but I found an article which reckons that reading books, anything you like, is good for your mental health because it helps connect you with different views of the world at a longer stretch of time

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

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