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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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BAOlast week

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 & Researchlast month

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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amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Topic Tuesday// Living with Bipolar // Tuesday 26th March 2024 5:30-7PM AEDT

Join us on the 26th of March to explore the impacts of living with bipolar on areas of life, such as work and parenting, together with one of SANE’s Peer Ambassadors. The event start times across Australia are below: WA: 2:30pm N

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HelloKitty1981 | Peer Guide | Last message 3 years ago

Has anyone from their studies gone on to paid roles in community services/disability/mental health roles?

As much as I love having lived experience, and doing qualifications and voluntary roles has anyone been able to secure fulltime employment in their chosen sector without having to go to do some sort of uni degree? Jut trying to figure out how t

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

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Lozzer | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Treatment for depression

I am a 73 year old man. I started getting depressed early December being taken advantage of by a person who said he was a builder who did shoddy work not finished so I see this mess every day till I work out what to do my dr started me on (medicatio

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

Anonymousgirl | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

In the end you sit with yourself

And at the end of it all, you sit with yourself in silence with a thousand thoughts racing.You begin to understand why and how. You begin to cry, not out of sadness but out of relief. Relief that you finally get it, you get you. And you will do whatever i

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

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Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

feeling really bad

i feel really bad and have been for the last week or so and i dont know what is causing it or why i feel bad or anything like that i just feel really bad and like sometimes i have been thinking about suicide (i am safe at the moment) like it takes a lot f

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

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zeek | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

constant disconnection

i feel very disconnected from the world around mei cant feel like im INTO life. i feel like im here but only halfway. its a struggle just being alive.my psych said theres no medication. and i havent found a solution yet. ive stopped self-harming because e

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 3 years ago

More Confused Coverage About Suicide

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

Sally18 | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Help with teen that has delusions that we are persecuting her

Hello everyone,I'm reaching out to this supportive community during a challenging time for my family. We're navigating a complex situation with our teenage daughter, who we believe is experiencing psychosis, characterised by persecutory delusions. She bel

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

Jynx | Moderator | Last message 3 years ago

Support for D1ng0 ‌‌‌‌:)

Hey all, just making a thread for our new member @D1ng0 - they're feeling pretty isolated at the moment so hopefully this can be a good chance for them to connect with some lovely forumites and maybe get some ideas - they mentioned looking for i

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

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StanD | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

My life is stupid

I hate my life. I hate everything. I hate people. I hate that I have to be here. I hate depression. I really hate trauma. I hate that I have to take medicates & see people who are meant to help me, but really they don't. I hate that I am bored out of

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