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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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Hazelsmemory | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

new here, living with depression, autism, ptsd; carer for 2 teens with autism, depression and behavioural issues. currently drowning...

Hello everyone. Just wondering if there is anyone else out there in a similar situation? I am 48, got a diagnosis last year of autism and adhd at 46 years old. I have lived with depression since my teens and have CPTSD from mu

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

LeighO | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

How to live life after

Hi. I’m new here so please correct me if I write anything I’m not allowed to. My now 17yo started going really downhill end of 2021 and then it escalated from there. I knew she needed help and the amount of services I got linked to us was crazy but s

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amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Peer Group Chat // When Stigma Turns into Shame // Thursday 29th June 2023, 7-8:30PM AEST

Hey everyone! On Thursday 29th of June 2023, we will be holding a Peer Group Chat on the topic of When Stigma Turns into Shame. Often stigma can be thought of as coming from others, but, it can also come

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

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ArraDreaming | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

It all has to go

Notes emails the messages the posts everything About me to has to go I shared too much I should never have said anything too many people know too much about me I need it gone I need everything gone please delete my account delete everything please @m

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

aman | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

schizophrenia

I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and under treatment authority and I don’t want to be under it, is there anyone in same situation

Our storiesCreated 3 years ago

Oaktree | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Forums Re-Design

Hi everyone, I am getting involved in the forums re/co-design, starting with a zoom meeting on Monday. Monday’s meeting will be to discuss how the re/co-design process should proceed. My aim is to be able to speak for as many of you as poss

Useful resourcesCreated 3 years ago

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ClockFace | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Absence of pain

So I have had my procedure yesterday, all went well. I was in agony last night, it was really bad, I dosed myself up with pain killers and went to bed. I kept waking up through out the night but each time I did the pain was lessening. When I woke up

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

_PixieSolstice_ | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Introducing myself? Well here I go.

I’ve never been good at introductions, but here I go. was diagnosed with autism when I was 11. Oh christ the stigma! Went through a couple of traumatic events growing up, but like - we never spoke about it. Mental health was always a hushed subject.&

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

Ralphy | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Recovery

Hi everyone, I am connecting through this platform in hopes to connect with people who have experienced similar circumstances. A short period ago, I was quite traumatically physically assaulted by a client as I was supporting them. They suffer ID how

Welcome and getting startedCreated 3 years ago

Dimity | Senior Contributor | Last message 13 hours ago

Winter solstice

Longest night of the year and the darkness and coldness have really hit. Things seem really bleak. I've been struggling for a long time and was pacing myself to this point but can't see beyond it. I'm safe but despairing. I'm trapped in a vortex of

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

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