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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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Comeback | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Feeling very alone

I'm a first timer here and I'm struggling even with the concept of reaching out. I'm normally a strong, confident, successful person, but am feeling very much alone and vulnerable right now. <br><br>My partner of 23 years is having a manic epi

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A/OR, FRIEND/FRIENDS, WHO I CAN TRUST, PLEASE?

I'm new, & I am very supportive of others, understanding, & kind. I hate strife & arguing, & I can not be around people that yell, or are controlling. I get anxious, & they make me feel afraid, or wanting to protect m

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Used2Be | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Not a happy bunny

A while ago I used to post on the Carers Forum, as my DH had PTSD. He has come along way in his treatment, but I have gone backwards. I have had a previous episode of severe depression but have been managing it quite well over the last eight years. The mi

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INSIDEOUT | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

HOW DO I TELL THE BOSS I'M BI-POLAR?

HI I'M WONDERING HOW OTHERS HAVE GONE ABOUT TELLING THEIR BOSSES THAT THEY HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS? I AM STARTING TO GET ANXIOUS ABOUT DISCUSSING THIS WITH HER AND THE FACT THAT I AM NOT READY TO COME BACK TO TEACHING 2 DAYS A WEEK.DOES ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTI

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 11 years ago

just treading water... inefficiently

I'm struggling to cope at the moment. There's just no end in sight to so many problems and I feel so alone. I'm scared to reach out to help and scared not to. seems like their only answer is to put me back in hospital to trial new meds but my kids have no

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SimpleAsThis | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

This is what you call democracy...

Any aussies here? Or anyone really...I'm proud to call Australia 'the lucky country', but recently the slow decline of our choatic government leads me to believe otherwise. "We" (as a nation) should have it in the bag, casually taking care of political bu

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SimpleAsThis | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Approachability

I spend most of my time in 'Lived Experience' but feel I might be able to write something useful here.I've read a few stories about the impact drugs can have on a relationship - I've also watched my friends and also myself suffer because of substance abus

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Sister | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Relapsing

This is a long one sorry. So my brother has been living with me for the last year. He has depression, drug addiction and he's an alcoholic. He has also experienced drug induced psychosis in the past. He's been in trouble with the police and attempted to t

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

lololili | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Unstable mother

I am really concerned about my mum and the main question I have is, how to get her to get help. However there are a few points that I would really like to stress:- There is a complete breakdown in the relationship between myself and my mother and it is th

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Claired | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Emergency Admission

Someone I have been working with for about a month has just been escorted to the hosptal, by the police. The mental health worker who arranged the Emergency Admission (EA) just kept coming back to the fact that she was going to deterioraate over the next

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