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BAO9 hours 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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Taali3 weeks ago

Morning Greetings!

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Co-design & Research3 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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Harry | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Circles and cycles

This post is thanks to justanother47yrSomething clicked with your last post. You liked a post on the carers forum. As contributor to the lived experience forum I had some how forgotten or pushed aside that I have a feeling of responsibility to make both f

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Cazzie | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Denial

How do you cope with being a carer for someone who doesn't believe they need a carer? My husband has PTSD along with assorted physical repairs and conditions. I've been his full-time carer for 7 years. He has the short term memory span of

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Jake | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Regulation on posts

Hi Admin,Can someone kindly explain the reasoning for limiting daily posts and whether this restriction will be lifted when the forum goes public please?I might be in the minority here, but nevertheless, I believe my point is still valid - because I can't

Events and updatesCreated 12 years ago

SANE-Admin | Administrator | Last message 12 years ago

New member with wife diagnosed with schizophrenia in need of guidance.

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

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Butama | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

New member with wife diagnosed with schizophrenia in need of guidance.

I'll try to give a brief outline of our situation. We have been married for 17 years. My wife is Thai and 47 years old, though she is an Australian citizen. We are currently in Thailand, largely due to her first symptoms occurring some 5 years ago whilst

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Jake | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Poster's diagnosis/es

Hi Admin,I've noticed on some other common interest forums that posters often have a few words posted next to their name to help the reader identify more with the poster.For example, if I was on a motorcycle forum, I'd sign off with the models off the bik

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Hobbit | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

ARAFMI NSW has a Carer Helpline, learn more about it in this thread

ARAFMI NSW is a partner organisation with SANE Australia in providing this important forum for carers of people with mental illness. Don't forget about our Carer Helpline. ARAFMI knows that the mental health system can be somewhat difficult to navigate th

Friends, families and carersCreated 12 years ago

Jake | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Asking & Telling

Hi All, Here's one for all the philosophers out there - as an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I now deeply value my autonomy - i.e. the right to self govern. It never ceases to amaze me how many people (and yes, most of these people are my 'frie

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Jake | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

'Spellcheck'

Hi 'Admin',No big deal, but whenever I use single quotation marks, (e.g. as in 'Admin' above) the Spellcheck 'ABC' throws a wobbly on every word that is enclosed in them.Is this part of the program's function, or another 'bug' please? (it won't like

Events and updatesCreated 12 years ago

Itwillbeok | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

What to say when others say insensitive things about mental illness

Hi all, I find it really hard when people say stupid things about mental illness.Yesterday I was on a tram and a teacher and some high school students got on. The teacher asked one of the male students how his girlfriend was. The student said "fine". And

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