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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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NewUser123 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Recovery

Hi SANE Forum, Eight months ago I had a prescription drug induced psychotic depressive episode. It was really scary - a 2-3 week period of increasingly paranoid and delusional depressive thoughts, visual hallucinations, intrusive suicidal though

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Wide_horizon | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

C-PTSD and Psychosis

TW: arranged marriage, sexual abuse Hi there, I am new here. I am recovering from C-PTSD and psychosis. I feel lonely as I struggle to connect with people who see me without judgment. I grew up in a very religious household with a hars

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DamienG | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

I feel so hopeless

Im a 35yr old Irish man who has been quite successful in life but hopeless in love. When I was in my 20s I had my heart constantly broken until I found a partner at 27 in NZ who loved me with all her heart but I couldn't find fulfillment after 7yrs so I l

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TideisTurning | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Topic Tuesday// Home Away From Home// Tuesday 28th February 2023 5:30-7PM AEDT

On Tuesday 28th February, we’d like to invite you to join us for a discussion about immigrating to a new society/culture and the impacts this can have on mental health and integration/ reconciliation of multiple identities with Peer Support Team Lead

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Sailor | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Not good

Hi All - here again...seeking help and support.Since late December, was doing well, feeling well.This morning, however, I recognised feeling anxious/unsettled all morning (is depression coming back ????!!)Finally,went to my doctor, phoned Beyond Blue, mad

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Wintersweet | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

“Discouraged/Self-Destructive” BPD Advice

Hi SANE forumites, I know the BPD subtypes aren’t formally recognised but does anyone with the “discouraged” or “self-destructive” subtype have any advice for how cope when you feel like you don’t deserve something and self-sabotage by getting overwh

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Kushel | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Email intrusion and harassment following separation

Hi Sane community, thank you for being there.I am a 77yo woman, separated early June 2022 after 12 yr relationship. I was clear that my decision was not negotiable and asked that he respect that.I have been a long term anxiety and depression sufferer as t

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Sam_and_Tinx | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Hoarding Support Group

Hi Everyone, I'm new. I'm certain my mum has hoarding disorder, or tendencies at the very least. Does anyone know of any support groups in the Eastern Suburbs that I could join? Thanks everyone [*edited by SANE to remove identifi

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Hoarding Support Group

This comment has been moved by a moderator to another part of the forum where it might be more easily found by the community.

Social SpacesCreated 4 years ago

Allira | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Tapering off anti-depressants

Hi everyone, I’ve been taking anti-depressants for the last 2-3 years and I’m currently tapering off them to see what life is like. I’ve gone from 20mg to 10mg and then 3 days ago I went from 10mg to 5mg. I’m trying to be kind to myself but I fe

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