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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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Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

So have you found the magic pill?

I guess I can answer that with a no, or we wouldn't be here.Personally I've tried a few things I wont mention, but I suspect are common attempts to make me feel better. What is the magic pill?what would it do for me? Well its a biggie -I wo

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Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Peace at last!

Finally home alone this afternoon. As you have probably guessed Im not really a people person,(afraid of people, and getting close) and that includes my family.Its very confusing at times.Anyway today has been a day for me. Listened to some musi

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chemonro | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Thoughts

Sometimes when we're not doing as well as we'd like it's easy to get caught up worrying about lesser things and fretting our little energy away.Like lately I've been fretting about my physical health, and my mental health because of feelings, disturbed sl

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shanc | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

a little help please

Like so many of us it's been a tough year. After dealing with the family Xmas I now have the biggest test. This time last year I was pet sitting for my mother figure that I later found out is a dysfunctional relationship.. I spent 3 weeks drinking and rol

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

So whats next to look forward to?

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Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

So whats next to look forward to?

So for me Monday my visitors leave. Ive loved seeing them, and having the family together. But oh boy am I looking forward to peace and quiet.Next Monday I start my fourth round of DBT (Im a slow learner!) I know it works and lots of positive thing will c

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kato | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Christmas, boxing day and being excluded

Well I here I thought I could manage this tume of year, thought I was ready, thought I was prepared.Christmas lunch was held last week for my mum, dad two sister's and their respective families. It was nice catching up with them but also difficult, first

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Chris | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Does anyone else feel like this?

I have four grown up children and five grandchildren. on the surface I feel nothing. Everything is mechanical. Over the last few days most of us have been together, but their has been lots of drama. I still have few more days of this. I feel so exhausted

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jqw | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Amazon free kindle "Defeat Depression"

FREE on Amozon kindleThought I'd share http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61NNbASrScL._AA1029_.jpg I haven't read it yet, has good reviews about a true story. Defeat depression tackles this greatly misunderstood condition head on with o

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chemonro | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Trouble at Work

I fell asleep after Christmas lunch and woke up from this wild vivid dream. I think it was triggered by stress from an ordinary probation review meeting I had at work. In the dream I was working driving busses and I'd been just randomly taking out bus and

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