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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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fc616 | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Desperately wanting answers and solutions...

Hi everyone, this is my first time ever reaching out and speaking in this way but have reached a point where I'm feeling totally trapped. A little long so apologies in advance. I'm 34(m) and have never really looked after my mental health at all and

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

Taylor1313 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

About me, insight needed (hold on tight it's a long one)

Hello everyone, Thankyou for giving me a platform to share my story I'm 38 years old and was first diagnosed and medicated for depression at 14 (no therapy) the older I got the more I struggled I had a few instances of SA but always "presented well"

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

Josie72 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

No social/personal support

What do you do when you have no support? I’ve walked this path for many years. I’ve done a lot of therapy and made significant improvements. July last year I lost my mum. She was the one constant in my life. I’ve done grief counselling which wa

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

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Jasper_123 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Representation in media

Hi all! Just wanted to post a fun one:whose a character whose experience of mental health relates to your own / who do you feel well represented by? As a person with BPD I feel we don't often get represented (recently watched 'the twelve' on sbs

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

Hyperballad | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Cost of living and anxiety

I’ve been posting a lot but I am going going through a difficult patch and finding that posting helps and great to connect with people who have similar experiences. Has anyone’s anxiety been impacted by cost of living pressures? I find that’s added a

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

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James_1999 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Have I cheated

Hi,So I went to Europe recently on holiday without my girlfriend. I love her so much and we have a great relationship. I was in Scotland with my sister and we went out clubbing. I started chatting to this guy who was also in the club and he soon asked if

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

-abbey- | Senior Contributor | Last message last year

My heart hurts

It's been hurting for a life time. But the last four years I just don't know how to keep on. I'm alone. I wasn't good enough for my mother, my aunt, or my best friend. I couldn't keep up with everything they expected of me so they cut me out of their live

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

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Mara_S | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Starting my self care journey

Hi So glad I found Sane. A couple of tough years of burnout, stressful family situations, health issues all around and more made me accept that self care needs to become a priority so I can continue to support those who need me and find the clarity I

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Upndown | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

My subconscious is driving me crazy

You know how you get those early warning signs that you're not ok? I'm in that space at the moment. One of my early warning signs is I start getting distressed or start ruminating on my dreams. My dreams are very realistic in content and graphic

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

Hyperballad | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Just a thought about how language matters

A few weeks ago a guy I was seeing (I identify as a queer male) told me that I was very insecure. i was thinking tonight about how there is a difference between ‘I am insecure’ versus ‘I feel insecure’. The first is really about stigmatising and sham

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

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