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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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Shaz519 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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NightFury9 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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tfishface | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My Spouse Has Bipolar

Hi everyone, I'm 19 years old, so I'm a young carer & this is also my first time caring for someone.This is my first time in the 2 years I have been committed to my partner that I have reached out to anyone who is also struggling with similar issue's

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Gothgirl | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

I am a sufferer of auditory & visual hallucinations & bad voices

hi,I have been having bad voices that tell me to self harm, tonight is no different.

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Mad Pride

What opinions about Mad Pride do people on this forum have? I can operate for a while without mentioning any of my family stories but do I have to keep secrets? I love my family. I am getting so sick of social stigma I am starting to answer back

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Carer involvment in Government's MH Expert Reference Group

Hi there, For all those keeping up with the National Mental Health Comission's Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services, you would have seen the establishment of the Expert Reference Group - who will guide the implementation. The vari

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Appleblossom | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Hello all .. just introducing myself.

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

New Job- Managing illness at work

My current contract is ending and I've started to look for a new job and I have some interviews coming up.The problem is my mental illness impacts my ability to work effectively. The question is, how do I manage this? Over the last 3 years I've lost two

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Mazarita | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Seeing doctors when you don't leave the flat?

I hardly leave my flat due to bipolar depression, social anxiety and crohn's disease, all of which I've been dealing with for decades. Over time it's been getting harder and harder for me to get out to even see doctors. I haven't seen my psych doctor for

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WombatBoots | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Winter Blues, any experiences?

I've heard this expression ... so any times, The shortest day of the year was yesterday, there are new studies out (lots) that say it is justified. 10 years ago when I brought it up with a practictioner, he didn't laugh, but he should have, he just had th

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Mazarita | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Introduction / Bipolar

Hi to those reading this,I'm joining in this forum for the first time because it seems like a place where I might speak about my mental health in an honest way. I'm 52 and diagnosed bipolar II. I've been struggling with mental health since

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Rosalieann | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Bullying boss makes me ill

I am being bullied and singled out by a manager and it's led me to feeling anxious and more depressed. I have lost sleep by having vivid nightmares about the work place and waking up crying and scratching at my wrists( a bad habit I have when I'm feeling

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