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Shaz517 years ago

GRATITUDE

What are you Grateful for ????Gratitudeis mindset, a way of life with endless benefits for you and those around youit is such a simple habit that can spark the most incredible postive outcomes.by embracing and expressing gratitude and letting it guild you

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CheerBear8 years ago

Thumbs up Thursday - Woohoo!

Here on the forum there is so much to celebrate! Every day people are overcoming challenges, working at goals and taking steps forward.This space has been created as a place to recognise these achievements, both of others and also for us to share our own.

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BAO6 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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Shaz5110 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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NightFury10 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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MissCheeky | Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Loss of Friendships - How do you cope?

How do you cope when you no longer friends with someone you love due to poor mental health?

Welcome and getting startedCreated 2 years ago

Caring-Karen | New Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Counselling SANE Support Line no longer operating?

I had called SANE support line to speak to a counsellor for some support today, I was needing some communication and boundary strategies with a family member. I reached general enquiries and was informed that there is no counselling on support

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

CL | Casual Contributor | Last message 6 months ago

Broken

I got into a relationship 13 months ago after being single for the past9 years and he suddenly ended things with me 2 days ago. I didn’t see it coming at all…every card, text, meme, gif, were all based on how we’d be together forever. I love this man

Managing relationshipsCreated 2 years ago

Ed1975 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Therapy

How does anybody with severe mental illness stand a chance in Australia? I estimated what I would need to pay for both EMDR & CBT therapy per year with my CPTSD, on the presumption I'd need 4 appointments (2x CBT & 2x EMDR) per month. I was t

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IdentityFerret | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Hi - I am just here to be seen :)

I am new to these forums. I struggle with speaking up like.... everywhere, so I am trying to break the ice. Once the first one is done, the next shouldn't feel as big right?I am having a rough patch. I feel like I have been motivated and persistent and as

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Blackcloud | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

Been stressed out about this to the point I had to do extensive research before I meet this dude from my ethnic country

So since my mum introduced me to a guy that recently migrated from our ethnic country (he’s of Chinese-Cambodian descent but was born and raised in Cambodia) here in Australia to come and study, that she wants me to be with for the rest of my life (well s

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Lagoon2020 | New Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Let down by the system

Hi everyone, newbie here. Mid March, I was in crisis, I called a service [service name removed by moderators], and I was told that someone would phone me back in a few days to access my needs. On 22nd April I finally received that accessment call! By then

Advocating for changeCreated 2 years ago

Cats101 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

I don't know

[edited by moderator] I just want it to stop the pain, the confusion everything, I just want it to all stop, my arm hurts, but I feel more in control now, my head hurts but not physically, I just want it to stop. I just want to stop feeling,

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

redhxtsymmer | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

I got nothing from my therapy session and now I feel really sad

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Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

Ember19 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Needed to vent, advice welcome :)

Hi, just venting lol. Advice would be welcome 🙂 I am an 18 year old girl, and am struggling with undiagnosed stuff. And people have gone "oh it's undiagnosed how do you know", and to that I have to be honest, it's a gut feeling that something isn't r

Our storiesCreated 2 years ago

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