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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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chookmojo | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Horrendous anxiety flare up

I just needed a place to 'talk' about this. Help me work it thorugh a bit maybe. Forgive the wall of words. I have had anxiety ranging from so severe that it kept me house bound, to a sort of ever present but manageable level for many yea

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GothMum | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

I need to change my life

So I'm a single mum. My kids all have mental health issues. Both me and their dad have mental health problems. I was first treated for depression before I was 7. I have spent my life going through depressive episodes. I have always found my imagination mu

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kato | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Isolation?

Hello Everyone,Ok, so i was pondering this thought earlier today, which started getting me down so i went for a drive to clear my head, now this usually works, i get in my car drive around aimlessly on my own for anywhere up to 3 hours, however today, no

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Tight-Control | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

PTSD from sexual assault.

Hi, I have found out in the last 3 weeks that my 14 year old daughter was sexually assualted by 2 grown men in their late 20's . This happened last year . My daughter has had some issues since then but has only just tolds us the reasons behind this

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Caringsister | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Helping my sister

Hi, my sister tried to commit suicide on Wednesday 3/6/15. She was taken to hospital emergency dept by ambulance on Thursday morning after the police went to her home. She was discharged on Friday 5/6/15. She was told that the community mental health team

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FreetheOpressed | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Since when did a person's Socio economic status equate to their level of Integrity?

I am on borrowed time. Every experience I have had in my life has brought me to this moment. Justice and equality is my cause, and it's a cause I am willing to die for. In fact my soul has been dying for many years and the onl

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Used2Be | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Pets as therapy

I have been reading a lot about dogs trained to work with those living with PTSD, and it got me thinking about pets in general. I have a cat, now 11 years old, that I got as a kitten when I had my last big depressive episode. We jokingly call Cleo my "the

Our storiesCreated 11 years ago

Linmerc | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

A MUST READ

Hi forum membersI just wanted to share a book I have just finished reading called 'Broken Open' by Craig Hamilton. It is not a new release (2004?) but it is definitely well worth reading. It was recommended to me by an aunt.The book is about Craig's life

Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Forum moderated hours extended

Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that from today onwards, the Forum moderated hours will be 9am - 10pm AEST Monday - Friday. For the time being, the weekend moderated hours are 5pm - 10pm AEST. We hope to continue to extend m

Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Forum moderated times extended

Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that from today onwards, the Forum moderated hours will be 9am - 10pm AESTMonday - Friday. For the time being, the weekend moderated hours are 5pm - 10pm AEST. We hope to continue to extend mode

Events and updatesCreated 11 years ago

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