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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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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

The Carlat Report .. not all psychiatrists push medication

Does anybody read the www.thecarlatreport.com It is by a psychiatrist who had been paid to represent Big Pharma but realised the error of his ways and now tries to keep the industry accountable ... a nuanced report ... worth looking at.

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carefulas | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Widowed

My husband died while I was in hospital. I wasn't with him and neither were our children...He died in hospital, where he knew no one, and with no one with him...I would ring and speak with him at least twice a day, and the day he died, when I rang, I was

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Beaker_Batson | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My Story

Greetings! My name is Elvis aka Beaker B I'm a new poster here, I would like to say that I'm honestly happy to be here, reading stories about similar experiences makes me happy knowing that well I'm not alone, In this day of age It's hard to find

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Deinstitutionalisation Documentary: Cursing the Sun

Has anybody seen this doco.Any opinions?I just noticed a thread discussing the problems with ER in hospitals being used as a goto for people in MI crisis.Petra Brando raised this topic in her film ... apparently many more clinics for community treatment w

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squeakinghiccup | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My eight year story.

I've had an interesting experience with depression and anxiety. I think it first appeared when I was thirteen, co-enciding with puberty and a rather unpleasant discovery from my childhood. I'll be forward with this. As a young child I was sexually assault

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Carlat Report

Has anybody opinions onwww.thecarlatreport.com I have heard ABC radio programs about problems with Big Pharma paying doctors to support and sell their products ... but not seen enough awareness of it on this site ... maybe I have missed it ....

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Janna | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Tricky Subject to Chat About

In keeping with the theme of "Ask Anything Monday" I wanted to open up a discussion, and seek some experienced advice, concerning excessive compulsive masturbation as part of the depression/anxiety picture. Being relatively new to this forum I'm not

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urib | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Can I be lifted-up when I'm feelin' down?

G'day all, First let me thank 'CherryBomb' for welcoming me a couple of weeks ago, first time poster hoping to get some care from this community I'm a 51yr old male caring for my 47yr old wife/friend/love o' life who suffers from clinical depression, hig

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Gypsyrose | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Just be diagnosed.

I'm 34 years old and just been diagnosed with bi polar type 2.I have always had issues and looking back the warning signs were there for years I just ignored them.Since high school I had been ignoring the fact that something was very wrong. I never really

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Audrey72 | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Acceptance of different label - depression vs anxiety

Hi everyoneMy husband has recently been diagnosed with depression..... Prior to that, he believed he experienced anxiety. (I'm not sure if he self-diagnosed or was professionally diagnosed)The different diagnosis has really affected him. Normally when he

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