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BAO4 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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littlemissme2 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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Alessandra1992 | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

I like the poll!

Like it a lot!

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Amber | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Humans, Not Labels

Greetings everyone I am prepared to be open about my experiences in the appropriate circles, but don't think for one minute that I run around the neighbourhood telling everyone my story! I would describe myself as introverted and

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Neb | Senior Contributor | Last message 8 years ago

Hello

I am delighted to be participating in this new forum. I have had mental health problems all my life. I was finally diagnosed with MPD now DIssociative Identity Disorder which is mostly good now but I tend to regress under stress. I also have depression co

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Alessandra1992 | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

Mind spot: online mental health quizzes, programs etx

Hi everyone,I heard about this site,take a tour and see if it is useful for you or your loved ones. I did the anxiety quiz and it was a pretty accurate as a gauge of where I am at these last couple if weeks.www.mindspot.org.auFully funded by the Departmen

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Moon | Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

medication toxicity

I was on a medication for over a month and a half and started to get very dizzy, tight head, breathing was heavy, started to see things that were not there and got angry. I didn't really know what was going on, so had to stop it. I saw a doctor today and

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chemonro | Senior Contributor | Last message 7 years ago

Borderline Personality Disorder

These days I'm diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Initially it was clinical depression, then type two bipolar, and now BPD. With complications around... identity and stuff. *waves hands vaguely* You know I'm not too sure that it's helpful to

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Moon | Contributor | Last message 11 years ago

Schizoaffective (depressive type)

Hi there, I decided to join this community and hopefully be able to converse with other people that are going through similiar things. I kind of have social interaction issues, so the idea of 'group therapy' is something that terrifies me, while an online

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chemonro | Senior Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

What I like doing with others

I like going out with friends for breakfast!

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chemonro | Senior Contributor | Last message 12 years ago

How explanations of mental illness affect stigma

Did anyone see this article? I think it's an interesting take on the socially constructed nature of mental illness.... https://theconversation.com/brains-genes-and-chemical-imbalances-how-explanations-of-mental-illness-affect-stigma-28324

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Harry | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Talking about pets.

Hi everyone. Harry here.I am seeing a common thread in this part of the forum and that is we all LOVE our animal friends. SO I thought it might be fun to share a little bit about our non human friends with each other. What type of animal/s we have their n

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