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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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Ctrl-Alt-Delete | New Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

How do you keep going when everything feels exhausting?

Hi everyone. I’m not really sure where to begin, but I’m tired of struggling with ADHD, complex PTSD, anxiety and depression. I’m tired of not sleeping, feeling overwhelmed, and trying so hard to make life work when even ordinary things can feel incredibl

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 3 months ago

grozza | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

Their is always hope

Hi I have suffered mental illness for 20 years now from a severe phycotic mental breakdown which I have battled with everything overtime what the unwell mind can do to you ect treatment numerous times it seems it works for some people and not others stron

Advocating for changeCreated 3 months ago

deems | New Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

Living with BPD!

I’m just excited to be connecting with people who are also living with personality disorders that make life really challenging and confusing! I’ve been on my recovery journey for 9 years and feel very grateful for the life I’ve built for myself but I feel

Social spaceCreated 3 months ago

icantbreath | Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

I dont know how much more i can take.

I have c-ptsd, profound depression, chronic anxiety and agoraphobia. I am completely unable to function. I can barely ever leave my house. When I try i start shaking really badly, I get really bad chest pains, I can hardly breath, the world starts spinnin

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 months ago

Elenor123 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

Suicidal ideation and Support

My 18 year old is going through a very hard time. They have ASD and has self harmed (said it was an attempt. Wounds were superficial). They isolate themselves a lot.I have worked home from work for a couple of weeks to support them as best as I can throug

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impact78 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

New to sane

Why is life so difficult, i suffer fron depession and ptsd and suiside too and i ve had enough of everything. But taking one day at a time

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 months ago

Sequester | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

Risk to reputation

Community mental health admit they don’t get tongue in cheek because they take everything seriously but what happens if you use humour and send emails to your friends and include them? You get sectioned, twice. It happened to me.Emails are tricky because

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GreenTeaMonkey | New Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

I've struggled my whole life

My whole life I have felt like an alien, I can't interact with people easily but am often forced to through work and just life in general. It feels like everybody has an instruction manual for life and I have to guess at what the correct action or choice

Something’s not rightCreated 3 months ago

Kitten06 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 months ago

I Need Help!!

I suffer from severe anxiety, depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia and complex PTSD, I'm at a loss with life. Not being able to go out is ruining my life and I'm losing opportunities to make memories with my kids 😞

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 3 months ago

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Hackett70 | New Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

Mental Health through Recovery from Alcohol

I have a family member who has heavily used alcohol for 3 years and also has significant mental health issues, as they are coming off alcohol they are still behaving with cognitive impairment and an ability to not always function. Has anyone else experien

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 months ago

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