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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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Norbertandme | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Mental Health, Relationships and Break - Ups

So after a year my partner and i decided to break up our relationship it was more her idea then mine, i am one of those 'i love you and we are going to get through this types' and she's more of the 'if it's broken then it's broke types.' We both live with

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

YipYah | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Tenant from hell?

Hi all. I'm not a carer, but I don't know if I have any options. I think it's impossible to get someone committed to a psychiatric facility these days, or illegal. My wife, myself and our 2 y.o. son live in a share house. It's a 3 bedroom house and we ren

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

A decision to make

So I have a big decision to make. It's huge in fact .Basically I will be putting myself in a very vulnerable position, and I don't know if I have the courage to do this. Once done there is no turning back. The problem is that I dont have all the facts yet

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Neb | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Fed Up and Worried

Just going to have a vent here....so just ignore it okay.Really over my crummy tummy ....went to dinner last night, the weather is VILE and enjoyed a sausage, mashed potato and Brussel sprouts. Enjoyed almost a glass of white wine, a long space , then som

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

Ziggy | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

my decisions in view of my Diagnoses

So at 47 I am now 25 years post my initial diagnoses of schizophrenia and I’ve just had my first hospitalisation in over 5 years. Two weeks between the public and private system – thank you to all the people who assisted me (not least the staff) through t

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PeppiPatty | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Dealing with a problem creatively

Dear Lee,Everyone @kato @SimpleAsThat @Jacques@Loopy @redhead@ChrisHaven't forgotten about you or anyone here.Am caring a lot for my dear friends here......I just don't have much emotional reserve.......I'm having to address something very hard and I've d

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

to work or not to work?

I was offered a job today for next school term (i'm a teacher), but im really not sure if i am up to it or not. Financially i feel this massive pressure to take it because things are so tight and my ex wont pay child support etc but I have court in the fi

Something’s not rightCreated 11 years ago

GGV | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Unfamiliar Territory

A family member had a mental breakdown . I suppose you could call it a psycotic episode a couple of days ago..It was on the cards but never to this extreme He hears voices and has refused meds.There is a history of mental illness. He has never been diagno

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 10 years ago

What sort of planning have you done for old age?

SANE is in the news at the moment for releasing a report on healthy aging with a mental illness. You can see an article here. It's caused a few heated comments from people who feel as if their challenges, or those of a loved one, are being misunde

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

What sort of planning have you done for old age?

SANE is in the news at the moment for releasing a report on healthy aging with a mental illness. You can see an article here. It's caused a few heated comments from people who feel as if the challenges of their situation are being misunderstood or u

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

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