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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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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Self harm and alcohol

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Welcome & getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Owlunar | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

WORLD HIPPO DAY

Hi @Zoe7 @Shaz51 @outlander @Emelia8 @Appleblossom @Hams @Anastasia @TAB @Historylover @greenpea @Snowie@Chibam@Faith-and-Hope Today is World Hippo Day - I totally love this - I'm not actually sure if

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justanotherguy | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

"We like you better on medication" (may be triggering)

To be told again, by a loved one, that they only like talking to you when you are on medication, can be hard to hear at first. When things started going wrong for me it was the questions in my mind that made me realise things in my life didn't make sense.

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Romy80 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

The Mental Health System Struggle & Advice needed

I have seen the same doctor for 15 years and had the 2 psychiatrists (both have now retired) and looks as though my doctor may be also retiring soon. My fears of abandonment and being unable to control the situation are extremely overwhelming. I’ve s

Our storiesCreated 4 years ago

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Paisley12 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

This is not a life.

Hi, i am new to this site, to forums but i dont know what to do anymore. I have suffered with a range of mental health issues for most of my life. I am so unstable as every week i am a different person in a different mood acting a different way. I ca

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EternalFlower | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Opportunites to Improve Services in Public Hospital MH

Hi.... I learnt today that hospitals in Victoria have surveys called "YES surveys" which consumers fill out and give in about how they find the service. Have never used it because I thought it just goes back to the service and I know from experi

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

ClockFace | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

apparently not enough

Some may have seen my story but Im caring/advocating for my sister while she is in mental health facility/general hospital. For most of her time in hospitals she was an hour away, now thankfully 30 min. Its been going on for 2 months and I go down pretty

Friends, families and carersCreated 4 years ago

Eden1919 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Trying to ignore it

I am trying really hard to ignore the thoughts but it is getting harder each day. I don’t know how to explain the thoughts very well but it is mostly to do with being scared of my treatment team and what they are planning to do to me. Idk it is really har

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Wintersweet | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Depression and Motivation

Hi SANE forumites, Does anyone have any advice on motivating yourself to do basic tasks when everything feels overwhelmingly difficult due to a depressive episode? Im currently at the point where even unhealthy coping skills like internally beat

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Daughters Request for Assisted Dying

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