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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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BAO4 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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ivana | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Study- Eye (retinal) changes may serve as measures of brain pathology in schizophrenia

Retinal changes may serve as measures of brain pathology in schizophrenia The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine "NEW YORK, NY - August 17, 2015 - Schizophrenia is associated with structural and functio

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ivana | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Research study "Mental health labels can hamper treatment "

"DIAGNOSING patients with labels such as "personality disorder" and "schizophrenia" can lead to less effective treatments, research shows. UP to five people in every 100 are diagnosed with personality disorders in the UK, according to estimates, wit

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Reilly | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

withdrawals

After being on anti depressants for 17 or 18 years im not sure its been so long, i have stopped taking the horrible little pill. It has ruined my life and doesnt work anymore.Now iam suffering from extreme withdrawals and im in a living hell. I cant stop

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Bythebootstraps | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

First Post Just Saying Hi

I was sitting in my bed (feeling sorry for myself and howling), after several days of not knowing what was going to happen between my 29 year old son and I. My youngest has been challenged by Schizophrenia, Hep C and problems with his health due to obesit

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kato | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Dual or more diagnosis?

Hey Everyone in forum land.I saw my new psychiatrist hmmm a couple of weeks ago now, is it common to have a diagnosis of Bipolar and borderline personality?I am curious because i know for me, i have been diagnosed with bipolar, my new psychiatrist is also

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Advice please

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Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

sisterinneed | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Advice please

I've just found out that my brother is an ice addict. I'm extremely concerned about the safety of my parents and his 6 year old son. They all live together. I suspected this about 2 years ago but he has gotten progressively worse and violent. My mot

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 6 years ago

365 Project

I recently read about the 365 Project that was started by someone who was having difficulty with depression I think.. she took a photo everyday for a year of something that she was grateful for/enjoyed etc I was wondering if we could do something like tha

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sunnydays | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

So upset and angry right now!

So I originally went to my psychiatrist for an ADHD diagnoses and walked out with BPD instead. I agree that yes I may have that but a lot of the symptoms are similar to ADHD as well. Every single symptom of ADHD I have. Im not a stupid person and I know t

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Do you have someone in your life you want to acknowledge?

Hi all, The 2015 National Carers Award nominations are open. If you have someone in your life who has offered you invaluable support and want to acknowledge, nominate them for this award. The winner will be announced during Carers Wee

Social spaceCreated 11 years ago

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