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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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Sanebo | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Schizophrenia: Should we change the name?

SANE Australia has called for a national discussion on whether to change the name of Schizophrenia - https://www.sane.org/sane-media/news-commentSome people - including people living with schizophrenia, their family and friends and mental health prof

Recovery ClubCreated 11 years ago

Sanebo | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Schizophrenia: Should we change the name?

SANE Australia has called for a national discussion on whether to change the name of Schizophrenia. https://www.sane.org/sane-media/news-commentSome people - including people living with schizophrenia, their family and friends and mental health profe

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Troubled_One | Senior Contributor | Last message 10 years ago

Major drug abuse

Hi everyone, I was wanting to write something about my past that had a major affect on me. I started using drugs around 17 and up until 24 when I completly stopped. I used to take ecstacy, speed, marijuana, alcohol, cigarettes etc. Ev

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Susan43 | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Recovery and Expectations of oneself who suffers from MI.....being realistic

I have enjoyed a career in the community services, after becoming unwell and ending up in Psychosocial rehabilitation. From mental health peer work, to disability support, and most recently into studying to be a Financial Counsellor. I worked as a Telepho

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kristin | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

MH condition info on SANE's website

Hi @NikNikI just looked to see if there's a definition of complex PTSD on the website. There doesn't seem to be - at least no results when I search under complex PSTD or C PTSD, the full spelling is too big to fit the search box. I think this is

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Sunlight_Seen | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Still living with Schizophrenia

Hi,A little about myself, I am 40 and was diagnosed with mild Schizophrenia in 2002. The first eposide came out of the blue. I was yelling at my parents and they was very upset. And had no idea why I was doing this. I couldn’t control my thoughts. They kn

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xowx | New Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My anxiety triggers my CPTSD suffering SO

And I don't know how to stop it or handle itany more.She's utterly burnt out by it, and I don't know what more to do / what more I can do.I feel like I'm doing what I can to manage my symptoms - I'm taking SSRIs, I'm back in regular therapy, my therapist

Friends, families and carersCreated 11 years ago

Louise | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Car accident

My 17 yr old son had a psychotic episode in October and is now taking medication, with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. He has been going well and got his provisional drivers license 2 weeks ago. Last night he had a car accident due mainly to inexperience

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Jacques | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

14th year house bound

Hi Everyone, I am new hear, after being removed from other mental health forums for my depressive thoughts i thought i would give this forum a try, this is my story. I am 33 live with my mother, i am almost compeatly housebound, i leave my house on

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Tay | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Feeling so guilty

Hi guys, I've been posting everyday recently - about my issues etc. I received a phone call a few hours ago - a friend of mine - well met her through my partner - I have anxiety issues - anyway, she knows my issues - depression, ptsd etc. She ha

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