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BAO3 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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littlemissme3 months ago

Webinar recording // Living with grief and loss and complex mental health: a conversation about connection and hope

Some losses are visible. Others can be harder to recognise or name.Grief isn't only something we experience after the death of a loved one. It can also arise from changes to our health, identity, relationships, independence, hopes or plans for the future.

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Daisydreamer5 years ago

Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

New here? Welcome to the SANE Forums! We are so happy you found us and have joined our wonderful community. There are lots of people here like you, who can understand what you might be going through and offer valuable peer support. Yo

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coomadoug | Casual Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Extreme Paranoia

Her Beautiful Mind They have been using her television as a camera. Her computer has been hacked and is now an

Our storiesCreated 12 years ago

Raven | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Newly (and finally) diagnosed with BPD

Hello allI have coped with my MI since childhood and have spent years trying to discover why I am the way I am. I have had several different psychologists doctors and pyschiatrists and nearly as many diagnosis. GAD, depression, bipolar, Aspergers and late

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Attahua | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

GPs who reduce meds despite CTO being in place

Hi, am really pleased to have finally found an online forum that is Australian based where not only can I vent but also ask questions and advice!! It has only taken me five years to finally find this 'safe' place! My partner of five years has schizo effec

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

Wooshy | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Not sure how to approach this?

Hi All, As explained in some of my earlier posts my wife suffers from Bi Polar. However recently my anxiety has kicked in with a vengeance I do not know the triggers of it and I have been hospitalised twice in the past week for it. I guess w

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

kristin | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hope endures...

I wasn't sure where to post this article but it so resonates with @Rick 's sign-off that I thoiught I would just start a new thread with that title I guess I could also have put it under my question about recovery too. But here it is! - Any tho

Our storiesCreated 12 years ago

salc0 | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

next steps

Hi, my sibling has some mental health issues and I need some advice on what to do next. They have always had some anger issues since they were very young but seemed to manage them most of the time. However, things came to a head about six months ago. A se

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

jiggles | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

overwhelmed and emotionally drained.

I've been caring for my partner of 8 years who has bipolar , PTY, diabetes , fybromyalgia, sickle cell, anxiety disorders and so far that's all he's been diagnosed with but still ongoing.He doesn't work and is on a pension . I've worked full time this who

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 12 years ago

Eating Disorders Victoria - Support Groups!

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Special EventsCreated 12 years ago

EDV | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Eating Disorders Victoria - Support Groups!

Hey Everyone, Did you know that Eating Disorders Victoria run a number of support groups for both carers and those suffering from an eating disorder. Tonight we are running our ''family and friends'' support group which is for those

Events and updatesCreated 12 years ago

Sister | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Secrets

My brother who lives with me has been batting depression for a while. Since living with me a year ago he has started on medication and lowered his drinking and seems to be doing a lot better. I had a big d&m with him the other night and he had a big c

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