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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

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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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I-can | Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Second child

Hi. I am pregnant with my second child and I'm extremely anxious and I'm starting to be really depressed. I am scared of starting again with the baby phase and I'm not sure I can cope with two children. I have complex PTSD and suffered with antenatal

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DJK | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Medical Negligence: Taking legal actions &/or making complaints

Hi everyone, I recently experience medical negligence. I let it go for a couple of months (this isn't knee jerk reaction) & I've moved on personally, but I've decided I want to take action in some way. I'm not sure what yet, this isn't a crusade or cr

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

LostAngel | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Not Perfect but slowly improving overall with self care and self motivation

Hello Everyone just an update on how areas of my life are going currently especially since coming out of the last severe episode of depression in recent weeks , ok so this time things are more on the optimistic side thankfully so where to begin , Self Car

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

Heretosayhi | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Social Anxiety

Hi Everyone, I’m just looking for advice on how to deal with social anxiety and in particular blushing, I feel like when I have to do public speaking or meet someone outside of the regular surrounding ie work colleague in supermarket I suffer from intense

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ArraDreaming | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Ever since I came back here feels different

Ever since I got banned for 3 months then came back it feels weird I don’t know why I got a lot of my mind but feel like I dont how to put it into words here Anymorefeels different

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

sadboyhours | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

TW: voluntary assisted dying vs suicide

hello everyone, i swear i had an account here but i couldn’t log in so i guess not. also i’m not sure if this is the right topic to post in but here goes. what are people’s thoughts on voluntary assisted dying (VAD)? do you think it should be avail

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Jlol | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

I like my job, but work definitely makes my condition worse. What do I do?

I don't mind my job - it's a good workplace, good people, and decent work. However, work seems to really impact my mental health. I recently discovered this when I took a week off. It's not anything to do with the particular job or role or

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

chlo-bo- | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

How do you improve your thinking?

My mental health has really been suffering lately and my thinking towards myself has not been great as I haven't been recovering as quickly as I would have liked and I'm still really struggling. How do you guys improve your thoughts and try to eliminate n

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

Loz_3647 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

TW: Self harm also SI

As sh*tty as things have been I try to look on the 'bright side'. But truth is there is no 'bright side'...at least not for me. I can't do this anymore. I know I'm trying to fake a life that wasn't made for me. I am nothing and never will be anything. Not

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

Rosy21 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

ECT

Hi there, I wondered if anyone can share their experiences with ECT? Did it work, what was it like and would you recommend it? The Psychiatrist has suggested it as a possible solution but I’m not sure. thank you.

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