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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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scaredmum | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

19yr old son

Hi all I am a 52yr old mum. My son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, in the last 12 months. He has been into hospital for a 3 month stay and getting his meds right. He lives with his dad and older sister in newcastle I am in brisbane, caring for my m

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Troubled_One | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Living with chronic knee injury how to cope?

Hi everyone in this forum. I have posted in other forums and thought my next step would be in this forum. I have had a chronic knee injury when I was 21 and it cripples my day to day life. It was a car accident and my knee hit the dash and smash

Recovery ClubCreated 12 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Any ideas on how to get my adult son to go out?

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Jewel | Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Any ideas on how to get my adult son to go out?

HiMy son has a serious mental illness, part of which is social anxiety. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I could encourage to go out and feel safe doing so. I am willing to go with him.

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Troubled_One | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Being misstreated

This is my little rant in this forum. I am going on 31 and have a brother about 1 year younger than me. Throughout my whole life in our family there was not much love and communication. My brother and I did get along but the majority of the time he

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Tatsinda | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Codependency

I'm sure this is a topic that must have come up before, but just thought I'd post about it as it has been of great help to me in my role as carer. Basically I realised a couple of months ago that I was quite codependent in relation to my husbands mental h

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Topic Tuesday: How do you talk to your children about your mental illness - Featuring author Michelle Vasiliu **CLOSED**

Hi all, We are very lucky to have author Michelle Vasiliu join us as our special guest for this Topic Tuesday. Here is a bit of Michelle's story: I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 2007. At the time, my children were three an

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Who's who in the zoo: Meet the moderators

Hi everyone, As our team of moderators grow, I thought it would be good timing to create this thread so you can get to know us. SANE Australia collaborates with organisations around Australia to provide this space. Forum moderators come from SANE a

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Meet the moderators

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Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

How do you create a life worth living?

I for one am plagued with negative thoughts. I feel tired of the struggle. I look and sound ok with people.At home its a different story. I'm stuck, big time.Unable to move. Just look at what needs to be done. To say the least its frustrating.I've heard t

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