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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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Reggiethecat | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Intervention order advice please.

Brains trust, I need your advice...Husband still in hospital, still won't speak to me and is apparently still hostile towards me.His brother (who is listed as next of kin at the hospital) has confirmed that he is still very angry at me. Husband has a meet

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

Ocean2 | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Anxiety, OCD, BPD

Hi, I joined in February i think but haven't posted since then. Sorry if i didn't reply to anyone back then.I'm still struggling with my mental health. Severe anxiety with OCD and BPD. I still also think hormones don't help either. I'm a 44yo woman in per

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

Fish | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Back, and only mostly bitter

Hellooooo crew! It has been a spell. I've had several good years and BARELY been here but I'm back in fine form. I got myself into full time work and held that shit down for two and a half years until I had another massive burnout. It was work-relate

Something’s not rightCreated 3 years ago

tyme | Moderator | Last message 3 years ago

LAST CALL! Participants for Forum Co-design Focus Groups

Hi Forums Family, SANE has been busy working on a MAJOR FORUMS CO-DESIGN. For this, we need YOUR help! For this project, 'Co-design' means working together with members to figure out how to improve the forums. We are looking for parti

Social spaceCreated 3 years ago

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fullpotential | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

My goal - no more SSRIs

This is my first time engaging in a saneforum. I just signed up today.This forum was recommended to me from a consult today through our Employee Assistance Program (Uprise). I am looking for resources to help me reach my 2023 goal of not needing medicatio

Recovery ClubCreated 3 years ago

amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Peer Group Chat // The Importance of ‘I’ // Thursday 22nd June 2023, 7-8:30PM AEST

Hey everyone! On Thursday 22nd of June 2023, we will be holding a Peer Group Chat on the topic of The Importance of ‘I’! Being able to stand up for yourself or people you care about can be really important in ma

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chibam | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Is This A Step Backwards For Lived Experiance Voices?

A couple days ago, I posted about the recently released report about the harms done by the Victorian Mental Health system. (https://www.livedexperiencejustice.au/s/Not-Before-Time-State-Acknowledgement-of-Harm-2023-FINAL-RELEASE-compressed.pdf, for any wh

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Ever_Learning | New Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Dementia, aggression and a social situation

The situation is a small NFP organisation’s committee that’s been going for a few years. Someone on the committee has become single-issued, emotional, illogical, repetitive, and lately using verbal aggression. This is completely out of character for them.

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

The-red-centaur | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Funeral

A family member of mine died last week. The funeral is on Monday. I'm anxious about seeing the rest of my family. I'm also scared of what feelings will come up. I am going back to a town I spent a lot of my childhood in, a place I haven't been to in 20 ye

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Mickeydoolan | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

My Story

Hi Members 🙂 I've been a member for a while but only posted once. Recently my situation has become extremely difficult and I thought perhaps there might be someone going through the same thing or have been through it who could offer me som

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