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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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FluxInBlack | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

From Bliss to Betrayal: Navigating Heartache and the Need for Connection

Hello Friends,Five months back, life was good. I'd just kicked off retirement, ready to soak up all the freedom and focus on my family—my wife, who's been battling mental illness for 25 years, and our two wonderful teenage boys, who I love more than anyth

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PositivePossum6 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

I'm looking forward to yoga tomorrow!

In the spirit of taking care of ourselves, tomorrow I am heading off to yoga with my support worker. I have never done yoga before, so I am excited to see what it is all about. At the moment, I am reading a couple of books but the book I want to talk

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Sapphire2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Mixes up medication!

Hello everyone, Has anyone mixed up anti depressant medication? Well I have yesterday I had my night time medication in the morning. I was stressing out due to having hallucinations. From the medication auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinat

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

JJQT | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

I left! Why do I feel so bad?

So I finally left my husband. I have my own place. Not far, just a couple of blocks so the kids can still visit/stay with me. I thought I would feel empowered but it's quite the opposite. I have zero self-confidence. I second guess everything I do, w

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florencefifty | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Feeling the walls closing in.

I am struggling.My suicidal thoughts are getting worse. I am convinced that suicide is really hidden from society, and that honestly makes it more difficult to avoid thinking about. Have you noticed that when they show a rare news story that mentions

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Jazex | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Need help with close friend toxic situation

Hi all,I am looking for some other perspectives/opinions/advice on the following as i am not entirely sure what to do in this situation, or feel i may be 'blinded' to what is actually occurring. Also, I would like some advice on how to proceed and how I s

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

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Sem1 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Husband's paranoid delusions have escalated

Hoping to get some advice as I'm not coping. My husband of 18 years showed some signs of paranoia when we met, usually only when drinking (saying things like he was my mark, people plotting against him, everyone was a swinger and trying to get him t

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

Livethroughthis | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Body dismorphic disorder getting so much worse

Hi. Is there anyone else with body dismorphic disorder? I hate it it's so embarrassing to cry over how ugly I am. I. Not a superficial person. I do t judge people by their looks, but I can't stand d my own face and body. But I'm 44 and ageing I did

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Sapphire2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Everyone is different

TRIGGER WARNING!!.Hello everyone! I am not here to judge I am here to inform. I have had a long battle with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa. Has anyone after a life threatening addition have had trauma related flash backs? This is why I am doing DB

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Bcuzicair | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Where to start

Thank you for this forum. I am reaching out into this space in the hope to find a direction to go in to help my daughter seek help for mental illness and protect my grandchild.For 25 years she has cut me off for months and sometimes years over the slighte

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

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