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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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McFluffy | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Rural disabled/cPTSD gay man seeking appropriate support services

Hello, I am a gay middle-aged man who is disabled and lives in a small rural community of about 100 people. Due to my limitation, I can’t drive to a disability, health, or mental welfare support service easily. There is a bus to and from o

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Sapphire2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Thankyou everyone!

This is the first time I am coming about this I have High Functioning Autism, ADHD, Bipolar, Borderline Personality, Schizophrenia and Complex PTSD. I have found slot of guidance on this forum and website. I have almost have had a couple of relapses

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

ClockFace | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Finances

Money is something that I (as well as many, many, others) have and continue to struggle with. My pay was reduced when I went onto income protection and instead of getting paid fortnightly, I now get paid monthly. Recently I decided to redo my budget and w

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

McFluffy | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

PTSD seizures triggering memories

Hello. This is probably too specific a topic. I have c PTSD associated with extreme violence. Additionally, I have a medical condition that can cause waves of tonic colonic seizures. These seizures often result in physical damage, cut

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

ArraDreaming | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Poll - lets have fun

Do these looks like Cookie Monster or Lightning McQueen? Vote below. yes/no?

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Anny101 | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Abused unfairly by worker at grandmother's retirement facility

If I didn't already have complex PTSD and learning to find the world a safe place with kind safe people - I randomly got abused by a clearly unwell worker at a old aged home. One woman witnessed the whole thing and told me "never mind her, she does that t

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Peer Group Chat // Practicing Self Care // Thursday 29th February 2024, 7-8:30PM AEDT

On Thursday 29th February 2024, we will be holding a Peer Group Chat on the topic of Practicing Self Care. Self-care is an important part of our recovery and wellbeing and might look different for everyone. Joi

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Undecided | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Flea infestation causing tension with family and stress

This has been causing me a huge amount of anxiety and stress for months. My brother in laws dog has had fleas for a long time and it has lead to a bad flea infestation at my mother in laws place where they are living. We haven't been in the house since Ch

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Sapphire2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Anti-depressants and therapy

Hello everyone, I have realised a week ago I wasn't taking my anti-depressant medication. I found that not taking my medication caused hand tremors, hallucinations and insomnia. So I took responsibility for myself and spoke to my doctor, psychol

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

Carasmatic | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Realisations of my reality/s

Ohhh heyyyy, So thought I would just share my thoughts that I can’t share with the rest of the world as judgement and pity isn’t what I’m looking for. also I’m new here you can refer to me as Carasmatic 😊 I’m a 36 yr old female, her, them/they w

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