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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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Unknown user | Member | Last message 2 years ago

When the child hits your inner child

So probably around a month ago I was caught in a flashback moment where I was being yelled at cowering and it was then I realised that my inner child is still neglected and crying please someone hear and understand me. I'd love to say I started the hard w

Managing relationshipsCreated 2 years ago

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Spungold | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Autism - alternatives to talk therapy?

Hi fellow neurospicy peeps,Talking to a GP today about my antipressant medication and she was advising I undertake talk therapy (psychologist sessions).However, I’ve undergone talk therapy at various times over the last 28 years and never found that type

Recovery ClubCreated 2 years ago

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 2 years ago

Overwhelming thoughts

Trigger warning! Self harm and suicidal thoughts are mentioned. Content/trigger warning (Highlight to read) I really feel like I'm going crazy right now. My thoughts of suicide and urges of self harm are completely taking control over

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

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Trickster | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Withdrawal Safety Net Roll Over

I want to start by saying I knew the roll over was coming and I would need to pay for my meds again PBS but between missing a dose already and my brain damage and it just being a busy time I forgot, we were also stretched thin I missed we hadn't put money

Recovery ClubCreated 2 years ago

j2mhall | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Anxiety

Hi, I get servere anxiety that keeps coming back. What do I do?

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

Bow | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

PTSD and trauma anniversaries

For those of you who have PTSD and struggle through trauma anniversaries.., how do you cope? I have a trauma anniversary coming up and I have increased PTSD symptoms over a month before hand and things are a real challenge. Nightmares, flashbacks, fe

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

Fredd50 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Isolation

I live in an isolated area where I don’t have much opportunity to talk to or be around people during the day I find it very disturbing to be alone so much and feel as though my brain isn’t being stimulated in worthwhile discussions and attachmen

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

avant-garde | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Little t vs big T trauma

I have been thinking...I had a friend... she often told me that everyone's trauma is valid...That growing up in a low socioeconomic neighbourhood is a type of traumaHow having to say no to a child is traumaHow helping someone declutter and pack a bedroom

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 2 years ago

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Blackcloud | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

I’m sorry.

I just want to apologise to all the users on here (SANE Forums) that I have talked to, as I usually and am still struggling to try to maintain and keep up a conversation. I do this in real life as well as online as I always have. I just don’t know how I c

Social spaceCreated 2 years ago

Ruledbyemotions | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Ruining my life - is it my BiPolar/ADHD/Trauma?

HELP please! I’m in a deep low at the moment. Went back to work this week and blew up at my boss twice, to the point I should have been fired (and still could be). Suicidal thoughts, can’t manage my anger, everything little thing sets me off into cr

Something’s not rightCreated 2 years ago

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