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BAO2 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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Bill | New Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

I'm not convinced

I sit here, well to be honest lay here because it the stupid hour of 12:21 and I'm in bed as any sane individual would be, and question what the devil I'm going to do. I was wondering of there was those of you who have had similar thoughts as those which

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PeppiPatty | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Family Problem

In short, this is not going to be a short problem.....But I've been dwelling on it for a long time about a year, since my father passed away from Mesothelioma.Like some input, please, can my darling friends read and reply??Last March, my father passed awa

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

Mortiis | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Hope and Optimism - What does it mean and what does it look like to you?

A very tough question for a lot of people, but what does hope and optimism mean to you? What does it look like? If you had to describe it to someone, can you imagine it well enough to write the words down?To me Hope is to remain well, without stigma, and

Recovery ClubCreated 12 years ago

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Mortiis | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

My story - BPD and other diagnosis **POSSIBLE TRIGGERS RELATED TO ABUSE, SELF HARM ETC**

My story of living with BPD is long and complex, yet I want to try and be as brief as possible, and answer any questions that folks may have about it. I am 38 years of age, and have suffered an immense amount of trauma throughout my life, includin

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Kiera80 | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Losing my compassion

There is something that has been bothering me for a while now. I am worried that I have lost my compassion towards my sibling. This is hard to bring up and talk about. As a sister I know I should love my sibling unconditionally but I just don't seem

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Cazzie | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Predisposition, Genetic Weakness or just bad luck???

A question for all to ponder...I've just been reading through the thread "Thinking of throwing in the Towel and Walking Away" and towards the end there was some discussion about predisposition to MI, or perhaps genetic weakness. @Espoir @Alessan

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

lucky | Senior Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Gratitude List using the alphabet

I have been invited to start an alphabetical "Gratitude List" as one way to look after ourselves - ok - here goes:A: Al-Anon Family Groups (my wonderful support group), almonds,apples and avocados, (clean) air, (more positive) attitude, (life-giving) acqu

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kristin | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

#MoreThanMyDiagnosis

Dear all,For a long time in my experience one of the hardest things about having an MI was feeling like I was defined by my diagnosis. Thankfully by the time I was diagnosed with bipolar (it took 35 years from the first depression diagnosis) I had come to

Recovery ClubCreated 12 years ago

NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Emotionally drained

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Events and updatesCreated 12 years ago

Kam | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 years ago

Emotionally drained

Hi, I'm new to this group. I joined up as my 18yr old has been diagnosed with schizophrenia recently after being diagnosed bipolar just over 12mths ago. I'm finding the entire Dr process frustrating as they only listen to my daughter & she only tells

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