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BAO16 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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Navajo_button | New Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

Voices - can anyone relate?

Hi there,Been living with voices over a decade, most of which was spent in psychosis, I am finally in recovery and no longer paranoid or deluded, but the voices remain. Ugh!I cant stand them, the negative ones that is, I have no real qualms with the kind

Yarning spaceCreated 2 months ago

Nana25 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

Lonely and alone in new country

Im from New Zealand,my husband passed away 14 months ago and I moved to Australia 13 months ago to live with our youngest daughter.I an on the disability pension and I am suffering with complex grief and dissociation from society and depression,anxiety an

Navigating grief and lossCreated 2 months ago

littlemissme | Administrator | Last message last month

New suicide prevention resources and support on SANE Forums

Hi Forumites,We’re very happy to share our new-look Better Off With You website with you all.🔗 https://betteroffwithyou.org.auThe website, which launched this morning, offers a wealth of information, resources and support for people managing thoughts of s

Events and updatesCreated 2 months ago

littlemissme | Administrator | Last message last month

Welcome 💙

Welcome 💙If you're supporting someone experiencing suicidal thoughts or recovering after a suicide attempt, you've come to the right place. Supporting someone who is struggling can bring up a mix of emotions. You might feel worried, overwhelmed, or unsure

Supporting someone through suicidal thoughtsCreated 2 months ago

losinghope61 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

Am I Losing My Mind?

My mother is now in a nursing home with a diagnosis of dementia. It took a while to finalise that diagnosis, and her journey included several different diagnoses and six ECT procedures.I believe that Mum has psychotic depression as it was sudden onset - s

Advocating for changeCreated 2 months ago

Spitfire1 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

Grateful

Today I'm grateful to have clean sheets on my bed and roof over my head with food in my cupboard

Welcome and getting startedCreated 2 months ago

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Nw | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

tec glich

has anyone else's comments disappeared from past chats? all my comments are gone as are the reply's to me

Something’s not rightCreated 2 months ago

Nw | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

moving time

only taken a year but i have got around to moving about time

Yarning spaceCreated 2 months ago

mourningbright | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

I'm good with death, it's loss and grief I have a problem with.

One of the greatest gifts my parents ever gave me was to normalise death and dying as part of life's cycle. There's a lot to say about that, and I hope my experience may help some of you.But what they didn't prepare me for was being discarded and rejected

Navigating grief and lossCreated 2 months ago

Alaska123 | New Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

No family

How do I love a normal life when it feels like everyone has someone but me, I have a few friends but no family, all my friends have at least 1 family member they can turn to. I have no one and I just can't stop thinking about it, everytime family is menti

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 2 months ago

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