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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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ClockFace | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Procedure Update

Well Im feeling really down. I woke up early morning in quite a bit of pain. I took breakthro pain meds and eventually went back to bed. Woke up again really in pain, stiff as. Ive gone from so little pain back to being in a heap. I dont know what this me

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

sandym | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Chronic Pain Management

Hi there, how are you all doing? I have a question that I suffer from chronic pain. In my entire body, specially in feet, heels, knees, lower back, as I am a amputee. I have a problem in my right hand too, doctors suspect carpal tunnel. As long as I don't

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

florencefifty | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Fear of being judged.

I had a weird start to the morning.I had cash and I went to buy some coffee. The barista said “umm, it’s $5.50, but I don’t have any silver coins. Can you pay by card?” I said “hang on, I’ll go to the Woolworths across the road and ask for coins.” I got t

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Knj | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Anxiety and stress

Hey guys just feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything at the moment. My sister isn't doing great atm and I tried to get her help and now she doesn't want to talk to me she doesn't understand I did it because I care. My anxiety is acting up because of th

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Marulu1 | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Tips for self-care

Here's a few tips for self-care which helped me when I was so depressed it was an effort to even get out of bed1. acknowledge even small achievements such as having a shower by writing in your diary every day about what you achieved that day. Even i

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Titanic Minisub Disaster - Are We Changing The Standards On How To Handle Bouts Of Depression?

I can't count the number of times I've read advice akin to: "If you are depressed, try distracting yourself by listening to music, watching a movie, playing videogames, ect." on websites just like this one. Last night I watched a news story about thi

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 3 years ago

Seeking advice re son with bipolar

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Welcome & getting startedCreated 3 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 3 years ago

Seeking advice re son with bipolar

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Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

louisa694 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Psychosis / Schizophrenia / Depression and Anxiety

I’ve been hearing voices for a year now and I still suffer from it. I saw my psychologist last year and she said that I’ve got psychosis. I now have been diagnosed with schizophrenia because it hasn’t gone away and it hasn’t got any better. I g

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

jay2 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

winter struggles

This winter is taking its toll on me , SADs to be precise. Cant seem to over come it. There hasnt been enough sun to be very helpful, try to snatch every sunny ray I can get but it is not enough , I think it is the coldness that is keeping me down...Any w

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

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