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BAO5 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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sazzarocks | Contributor | Last message 9 years ago

Grieving the loss of a child- How Mum's and Dad's grieve differently

This is a topic that I can't seem to find much information on. How Mum's and Dad's grieve differently when a child dies.After the death of our only child (son) two plus years ago, I seem to be slowly putting my life back together. My husband on the

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Neb | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Friends

This is really hard for me! I like doing the interactive thing but when I am a bit fragile I tend to withdraw, which is not a good thing as I live alone. Talking with others over a coffee, sort of de isolates you and you need not be talking about stuff at

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chemonro | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Art is a guarantee of mental health

"Art is a guarantee of sanity." Louise Bourgeois http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Bourgeoishttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/06/louise-bourgeois-freud

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Flanaganj67 | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Bipolar destruction

IS there anyone out there that is daling with destructive bipolar?

Our storiesCreated 12 years ago

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NikNik | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

How on earth did I end up in the Carers Forum

Hi everyone, You may have experienced some glitches in the Matrix (movie reference for you all). There may be times when you have mysteriously found yourself in the 'Carers Forum'. The problem is that currently the "Lived Experience"

Events and updatesCreated 12 years ago

CherryBomb | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Blogging and grief sites

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

Useful resourcesCreated 12 years ago

LAM | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Blogging and grief sites

Hi there,I don't know if this is the right topic or not, but... In my early years of grief after losing my adult son, I would spend nights when I couldn't sleep, at my computer googling sites about grief looking for suggestions and stories from othe

Recovery ClubCreated 12 years ago

Amber | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Likes

Hi AdministratorAlthough it is nice to be 'liked' how can I stop 'likes' generating emails to me? I know it's going to confuse me as I start contributing more to the forum.Many thanksAmber

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Annabelle | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

I hate exercise

I want to exercise. I need to exercise for so many reasons. Weight, fitness, mental health and more. I plan to exercise. I brainstorm and write lists about what I could do and where, when and how often I could do it. I know what to do. Every so often I gi

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Dean | Casual Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Living with Anxiety

Hello forum! I'm a 22 year old who suffers from anxiety, depression and maybe other things...I wont get fully depth into what May have caused these things, I'm not exactly sure...so I was diagnosed with depression a while I ago, ( years) and anxiety is so

Our storiesCreated 12 years ago

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