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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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noonikki22 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

So depressed

Hi I'm new here. First post. I have szophrenia ( can't spell) and I have major depression. Also more recently osteo aritis in both knees. My house is a total mess because I just want to sleep all day. I'm a single mum to a ten year old soon to

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

Retro | Casual Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Confusing brush with a BPD person

I recently befriended someone I met in a mutual interest group. I thought her to be stable and likeminded, met her a few times outside that group and she seemed pretty “normal”. We arranged to share a place to rent, signed a joint lease and waited to

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

Redfox04 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Struggling to function in society

Hi, I’m 26 and never had a job before. I went to uni, couldn’t find work so got a masters, the pandemic hit and couldn’t find work. I’ve done all the necessary extra schooling to get work but no one wanted someone without experience. I don’t know if

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Paranoid delusions

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Welcome & getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Panda2 | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Paranoid delusions

Hi I'm new to this forum.Adult son has been hospitalized before for delusions.He is expressing paranoid delusions again. He won't connect with help, has stopped taking his medication, and is asking us for help but only for irrational things. Not sure what

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Florencee | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Substance Struggles

Hi there, So I’ve been struggling with using cannabis over the past 2 years, I would use it to relax, deal with uncomfortable emotions etc. And it’s come to the point in the past 3 months that I have realised I am reliant on it (especially in t

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amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Peer Group Chat // Why Be ‘Normal’? // Thursday 4th May 2023, 7-8:30PM AEST

Hey everyone! On Thursday 4th of May 2023, we will be holding a Peer Group Chat on the topic of Why Be ‘Normal’? It can be a common experience to feel “I just want to be normal.” But what is normal, ex

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Loz_3647 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

TW: Strong SI

Really f*cking hating on myself rn. I know I'm not going to amount to anything and there's no point in me being here anymore. Might as well go count headlights I guess. I am nothing, a nobody...just look in the mirror and see an absolute joke.

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

Faithful79 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Trust Issues

The day started with me going to my GP who I trusted. I went with a letter explaining how I was feeling. She told me the only way she had to help me was for me to go to the Emergency Department. I did question her and say was she sure this was the only wa

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

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TKO | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Do I stay?

Hi All.I'm new here and I'm not sure if I'm even in the right place.So my partner and I have been together 25 years with 7 children.In that time he has never been diagnosed as he feels its a western label ( mental illness)Over those years we've dealt with

Friends, families and carersCreated 4 years ago

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