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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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kenny66 | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

New challenge

HiI just turned up home from a hospital admission, not from an MI issue this time.I got a confirmation of a pretty nasty tumor in the lower intestines, which was really giving me some very odd symptoms.Anyway I know I have a fairly lon

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Blooden | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Anyone been through this?

Greetings!I'm 20 y'old and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It's diagnosed after 5-6 years. I always took my pills although 2 years ago I was smoking weed. I felt awesome it was like cure of hatred to myself. And then I smoked synthetic ones about 7-8 tim

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Sydney Swans star Lance Franklin deals with mental health condition

Hi everyone, Yesterday Sydney Swans AFL star Lance 'Buddy' Franklin withdrew from this weekend's game to deal with an ongoing mental health condition. For those who haven't seen the news reports, here is one by the ABC I have seen a lot of support

Social spaceCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

People who attempt to take their own lives provide valuable lessons for suicide prevention.

Hi everyone, Tomorrow, 10 September, is Suicide Prevention Day. To mark the occasion we wanted to share this important research by SANE Australia and the University of New England, which explores the experiences for people who have attempted, and w

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gautama | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Stranger in a strange world.

I have a long Psychiatric history which began in 1972. I guess like many others I have amassed an array of diagnosis's and have paced the corridors of many inpatient Psychiatric units.

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

"RUOK?"; Thanking those who asked

Hi all, As some may be aware, Thursday is RUOK? Day. The focus of this year's event is 'Thanks for asking" This raises the question for me - who are you thankful to for asking you 'Are you okay?' and what did they do that helped. I know that

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

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Janna | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

A Change of Meds

My son had a review with his psychiatrist today and the end result was a decision to introduce some anti-anxiety meds in an attempt to manage his overwhelming anxiety, plus a change in the antidrepressant from one SSRI to another by switching over slowly

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

*Exciting annoucement: Mental Health Week + ABC + Forums*

Hi everyone, As some of you may know, during Mental Health Week, ABC runs Mental As, which is a week long campaign which sees it's TV and radio programing revolve around mental health. We are excited to announce that this year we are partnering with ABC's

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Exciting announcement: ABC + Forums partnership

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catalytic | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Relationships with BPD

Does anyone here have any experience with having BPD and also being in a relationship with someone that had BPD? I find myself in that situation. My partner has BPD, but hasn't officially been diagnosed and won't see a psychologist. We have been together

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

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