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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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Strelitzia64 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Supporting a loved one who is experiencing psychosis

Hi, I am currently trying to support a very dear friend's daughter who is experiencing behaviours, attitudes, and symptoms of what I believe to be psychosis. My own mental health journey includes trauma from sexual assault which occurred when I was y

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chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

Video: Psychiatrist Discussing Problems With The Mental Health System

This came up in my youtube reccommends this afternoon:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxZccQ7J-XA.I thought it was very interesting. The guy goes on a bit about issues specific to the American mental health system, but I think that most of the video

Advocating for changeCreated 2 years ago

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Zoe7 | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

A hard day

Just found out a friend's son was tragically taken from us yesterday. I won't put details here but it seems like it was a hit and run. I lost another friend a few years ago in similar circumstances. Absolutely heartbroken 💔

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 2 years ago

Easter Monday Hangout Space - All welcome!

Hello forum friends! As this long weekend draws to a close lets gather round and share some choccies we may have gotten, maybe have warm drink as the weather starts to cool a little bit in some parts of the country and have chat. I'll be havi

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NightFury | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

My teaching journey

I'm going to share my teaching journey because I wonder if others here have had similar experiences. I fell into teaching as an alternative - I failed out of Law school because I slipped into...depression/grief when I lost both of my Grandparen

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Dimity | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Holiday family violence

“Easter is a time for families to come together.“But sadly, it’s also a time when family violence incidents spike as perpetrators use this time to control and harm others."Stay safe friends.https://www.police.vic.gov.au/family-violence-spike-prompts

Advocating for changeCreated 2 years ago

ArraDreaming | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Sunday social chat tonight 7pm!!

Afternoon all, Happy Easter if you celebrate. Join me and anyone else who feels like it HERE tonight at 7pm for a social chat. We’ll log on and chat until everyone gets too tired, which for me after a weekend caravan camping with my f

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Bear00 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Feeling Hopeless

Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read)I am a 22 yo.I have CPTSD and depression.I was raised by toxic parents, who used to mentally and physically abuse me. After escaping from my family, I was raised by another toxic family (i was forced to believe i

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Blackcloud | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

I really regret filing for an IVO

So on Thursday evening I decided to file a IVO against my mum. I applied it online via our state’s magistrates court website. The application hasn’t been formally processed/assessed yet since it was during after hours, plus yesterday was a public holiday.

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amonrae04 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

My story

Hi All I'm going through a very difficult period in my life right now and wanted to find an outlet to share what I'm going through. For those that suffer with depression I'm grateful to have the opportunity to talk to my family however they find it

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