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BAO2 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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Taali3 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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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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Grace2276 | Contributor | Last message 3 months ago

Greetings & brief self introduction

Hello,I previously wrote my first post, but I believe it was removed by the IT administrative team when they rectified a technical issue with my account profile.I have joined & become a member & customer service user of Sane Australia for the purp

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jc8rw8 | Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

Dealing with undiagnosed trauma symptoms

Hello!I'm diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, autism and ADHD. I had my first psychosis episode six years ago stemming from a relationship breakdown and business stress during Covid (which led to my schizoaffective diagnosis). I've been treated for t

Talking through trauma and PTSDCreated 4 months ago

Dimity | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

Sydney Smith's 1820 remedies for depression

Feb. 16th, 1820Dear Georgiana,Nobody has suffered more from low spirits than I have — so I feel for you. Here are my prescriptions.Live as well as you dare.Go into the shower-bath with a small quantity of water at a temperature low enough to give you a sl

Useful resourcesCreated 4 months ago

RobinG | Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

Friday coffee and chat

Hi Just wondering when the Friday coffee and online chat group happens. I am new here and am interested in connecting with SANE people.

Recovery ClubCreated 4 months ago

Icaruslanded | Senior Contributor | Last message yesterday

That little green thing...get your mind out of the gutter!:)

‘Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.’YodaWhat is fear? Well it is mostly an illusion built up in our heads, caused by overreaction to stimuli when we feel overwhelmed - when it comes to men

Recovery ClubCreated 4 months ago

Shaz51 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

Hello 😊

Hello my awesome friends 🧡 😊

Social spaceCreated 4 months ago

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beyondconfuswd | New Contributor | Last message last month

My partner cut ties during psychosis and I’m not coming

Hi new here, it’s been a month since he sent me a terrible letter that confirmed he was in the grips of conspiracy and deep psychosis. Within a few days we went from a solid couple who had combined our kids and taken things slowly to forge a solid relatio

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Grace78 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

Where is the schizophrenia carer support??

I started the schizophrenia carer rollercoaster 15 months ago when my 19 year old son was diagnosed. I won't give the horror story of attempting to access private psychiatric care, eventual referral to NSW community team, inpatient stays and now back to c

Friends, families and carersCreated 4 months ago

LizD | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

MDD and change of medications

Hi all, I just wanted to connect with others who have had recent medication changes and have had side effects and just to get reassurance that medications will work. I am just overwhelmed.

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 months ago

kaiFord | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 months ago

Need help. This isn't going to sound good

I don't know what's wrong with me, this has to do with "anger" I know I have bad control as my dad has something idk what it is, I act like him cold be that.But I'm not an angry person with anyone beside my mum or dad, it's bad for some reason if I get as

Something’s not rightCreated 4 months ago

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