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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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LiamD | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Family estrangement

Became estranged from my family in late 40s and it's so difficult. I can't believe it took me so long but I can't believe it matters so much despite costing so little. I'm too old to be thinking and talking to myself about things that happened decades ago

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chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Rights vs. Obligations

I've been watching a lot of videos lately about how the problem with people today is that they don't have enough obligations/responsibilities. And it's been weighing heavy on me for several reasons, including some guilt and a lot of confusion.It's a reall

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Tammy73 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

I can't leave my room or bed

I don't know what to do, i'm so depressed, i've been feeling depressed for so long but these last few days I can't leave my bed, I can't take care of myself or anyone else, I want to lock myself away and never come out, I want to dissappear, I want to go

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tyme | Moderator | Last message 3 years ago

Update: Forums Staffing During the Christmas 2023/New Year 2024 Break

Dear Fellow Forumites, I wanted to give you all an update about forums staffing over the Christmas break 2023 and New Year break 2024, as some members have been enquiring. In the past, SANE staff have taken extended time off during this peri

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SANE-Admin | Administrator | Last message 3 years ago

Support for Schizophenia suffer when carer dies

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 SpacesCreated 3 years ago

Steve3 | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Support for Schizophenia suffer when carer dies

I and my wife are 66 years old and my son aged 38 is suffering from schizophrenia for last 18 years. We are taking care of him and managing his mental condition all these years. I am wondering what will happen when we die. Who will take care of him

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

AVM | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Rejected attempts to connect

Hello I'm new here and I've come looking for a way to reach out for understanding. I have ASD that went unknown until my 40s and I've spent my life lonely and unable to make lasting friendships. I was married for 13 years but we were

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Chloe7 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Introduction

Hi everyone Ive just joined here. I have C-PTSD and enough markers to treat as though I have BPD which is why Im here. Although ive had PTSD pretty much my whole life , at 50+ im just learning that it is a mental health condition and what t

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its-me | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

late night thoughts

(second post here, please delete if unsuitable for forums) - I can’t sleep and it’s 1:30am - post on here about DPD (Dependent Personality Disorder) got me thinking about my own DPD (not in a bad way) - pro-ED content still infiltrates the in

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

storyofmylife | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Missing him

I am in a casual relationship with a guy. This involves us occasionally meeting and having sex. After we finish our first round of sex, he stays on his phone for the rest of the time; he shows more interest in cricket and in the latest bollywood film. Las

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