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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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Taalilast month

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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Wintersweet | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Avoiding Dragging Friends Down

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has advice from experience about how to avoid dragging your friends down when dealing with chronic mental health issues. I feel like no matter how much I try to balance my friendships by actively listening to and ca

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

hec | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Preparing to end a relationship when I am in a very vulnerable state

Hi guys, just looking for some advice here. I attempted suicide just over a week ago. It was very close to being successful. I had been under intense stress from university while trying to repress my depressive and anxious symptoms. Now I'm back unde

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

Changethepast | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

I need help

I have been struggling lately . I need support and friends and family.

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

Gabi | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Problems with the NDIS

I have severe depression and anxiety and issues with trauma and I get triggered by things. I really need to feel safe and connected and supported right now (I mean safe in a trauma informed way). I'm having problems with the NDIS. it has b

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LostAngel | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

todays feelings of anger

Ive mostly been doing ok but today Ive found myself angry ,possibly stemming from fear and worry ,was yelling today and generally mooody all day ,possibly hormanal but also finances are an annoyance ,just angry ,moody possibly trigggored by something toda

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Needlephobia | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Needle Phobia

Hello So this is really out of my comfort zone to even attempt to try and get some form of control over this. I have the worst needle phobia where I literally throw away blood test forms when the doctor tells me to get one. I am a 30 year old male an

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sora_xcx | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

struggling with ‘addiction’

Hi everyone, I’m new to this but wanted to share something that’s been on my mind for a while. I’m certain I’m a kleptomaniac and it’s something I’ve wanted to recover from for the longest time as it’s caused issues for my family and partner. I

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

toodles | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Isolation

Hi Forumites, I hope you've all been stable, happy or recovering. I've been working hard on staying off the grog, live more mindfully and become a member of my local community. I'm managing well off the grog and I'm really proud of that. Mindful

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MissA | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Newbie

Happy weekend everyone 🙂I am a newbie who has had obsessional anxiety - often daily (I don't always know why and it is hard to control) and depression in bouts for 34 years. I would love to chat with others with either or both issues. I have al

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

all my friends left me

this happened a while ago but it has been playing on my mind a lot recently, anyway shortly after i finished yr12 all of my school friends stopped talking to me we didnt get into a fight all i said was that i was in hospital and couldnt come to a get toge

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