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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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LeChuck | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

It might be 5 o'clock somewhere but it's 11am here.

Hey guys. I've been having a pretty severe depressive episode for about 6 weeks. 5 weeks ago I threw away 6 months of sobriety (I don't drink when I'm well) and started drinking from 9am everyday. This is bad for me. I know it's making my med

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Tazzie1 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

I feel alone and helpless

My 13 year old son was bullied at school last year and has been on a downward spiral since. He now has depression and is so anxious that I cannot get him to school. He is on medication (has been for 4weeks) and I have got his sleep back on track (by

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

I feel alone and helpless

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Welcome & getting startedCreated 4 years ago

john74 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Rejection by everyone

Hi . I am in addition to my family issues finding it very hard to deal with other people because of the way l have been treated in the past l don't trust anyone and have had some very bad experiences with potential employers promising me jobs then going s

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Okapi | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Parenting fail

I need to share this with people who understand. Last night I had a meltdown in front of my kid and frightened her and I feel awful about it. For context, my daughter is 8 and recently diagnosed autistic. I have also identified myself as autistic and

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BlueTrane | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Openly repressed...

Being mentally ill is complicated enough without also having to deal with being LGBTQIA+ in a heteronormative society. And vice versa. Many strides have been made in the right direction, at least regarding marriage equality and general same-sex relationsh

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KindHeartedSoul | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

I’m not coping well

Tonight the question that’s in my head is whether I’m going to be safe or not… the sad reality is that everyone is waiting for me to die and/or wants me dead… I’m more than happy to make those wishes a reality… so what’s stopping me then? Nothing really…

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ButterflyWings | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

What 2Do...

It feels like no one's there and I am imploding with no one to pick up the pieces. All I get is stone-wall-ing with very little evidence that I am but taking up space in a mortal body. Apparently I need not to talk about life with those outside my family

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Owlunar | Senior Contributor | Last message 3 years ago

Jules Verne's birthday

@Zoe7 @Shaz51 @outlander @Emelia8 @Appleblossom @Hams @Anastasia @TAB @Historylover @greenpea @Snowie.. Hi everyone - it's Jules Verne's birthday today - he was a great early sci fi writer - I s

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Rosella20 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Feeling trapped

Hi everyone, In Jan 2022 I relocated to a new place with my partner. We stayed there for 6 months and loved every minute of it (moved to a tropical area) we returned to my partners hometown after 6 months and ever since I have felt depress

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