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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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Impala | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Bipolar Mother...venting (very long sorry)

Hi again,I am pretty sure my mum is manic, which usually leads to her being psychotic. I can't go through this again.I tried to talk to her yesterday about how she is saying and doing things that she usually does just before she gets's sick. But she think

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Sophie44 | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Marriage feeling the strain of caring for teen with mental illness.

My daughter is nineteen and was diagnosed with BPD at the age of fourteen. She has also recently been diagnosed with Asperger's, which is something I have suspected for a long time. She has no contact with her father and lives exclusively with

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Rick | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

The Doodle Chronicles

Seriously you've got to check this out http://the-doodle-chronicles.tumblr.com/ It's just for us Rick

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elski | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Drug induced psychosis

Hello everyone,I was wondering if you could help me. The other night I this I experienced a drug induced psychosis. It was brought on by smoking weed. It was the second time I ever smoked in my life and it happened the first time I smoked which was over 1

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kristin | Senior Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Relationship between trauma & other MI diagnoses

Hi all, I have finally found something in writing about the links between these two. The more I have understood my own trauma and MI (and learned about others') the more I have had a strong sense that all these different diagnoses are different presentati

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kristin | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Twitter hashtag worth a look?

Dear all. I just found this on an article about Twitter hashtags, and some of you may be interested to have a look. "Lesser-known hashtag #TweetLikeANeurotypical points out the mistreatment of people not “neurotypical,” people who don’t have me

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Shino | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

The Art of Listening

My daughter has BPD and is in crisis at the moment, classified as high risk suicidal.She turn to her husband for comfort and me for support. I am worried sick for her and her three young children who are suffering.I'm a private person by nature and things

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Maroona | New Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Need Direction - 1st post

HI there, My wife and I have an 18 year old diagnosed with Depression and 2014 has been a tough year. He's been assesed at a Psych Ward and today has a support network of a GP and a Psychologist via his University. He seems happier than he w

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Alessandra1992 | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

2015 How will you plan to enjoy time with others?

The New Year is nearly upon us and I am not one for making any resolutions..but I do know learning to enjoy time with others was crucial to my wellness and continues to be so..Wondering if anyone else has thoughts on friendship, community and being at hom

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stayingsane | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Hi, I'm new and didn't think I would find myself stepping backwards

Hi everyone. One of my fears is that talking about how I feel will depress other people. I hope I don't cause anyone upset. I am not going to act on suicidal thoughts that is not an option out for me, but to be able to express myself is also importa

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