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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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wordman | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Happy Christmas to you all

ever wonder why To all those who read this message may you all have a happy Christmas and let yourselves reflect on the positives in your life. I forsake the whole commercialism of Christmas and reflect on its proper meaning. I hope you all do the sa

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sage28 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

i messed up

hi. thank you to anyone who replied to my last post, it means a lot to me. i wasn’t sure if i replied correctly to those comments so i wanted to say thank you here as well just in case you see it. this post may be all over the place, it’s mainl

Friends, families and carersCreated 4 years ago

Confused4 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

OCD and intuition

Hi there, I need some support. Three months ago I left a narcissistic relationship and it has since affected my health. I get sick easier, I'm less happy and more anxious and worst of all, I have these obsessive, ruminating thoughts that honestly leave my

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

Loz_3647 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Mentally drained

I think it's a combination of crap, but I am mentally drained. I've pushed against depression and that taking over but it's hitting me hard tonight. All I can think about is turning off....whatever numbs it....because I feel so done. It's like a 10 lane h

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amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Peer Group Chat // Recognising and Responding to Early Warning Signs // Thursday 5th January 2023, 7-8:30PM AEDT

Hello everyone! We will not be running a Peer Group Chat for next week, but will be back on Thursday 5th of January 2023, with a Peer Group Chat on the topic of Recognising and Responding to Early Warning Signs. Learn about Wellness

Social spaceCreated 4 years ago

sage28 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

i don’t want to lose my younger sister

Hi. It’s my first time using this forum, i hope i’m doing it correctly. this post may be dark, i’m sorry. i feel i need to get it off my chest. i hope i am in the right place to do that without negatively impacting anyone else. my whole family

Friends, families and carersCreated 4 years ago

Elin | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Bipolar confusion.

Hi, I have lived with a 'supposed' diagnosis of bipolar 1 since my early twenties, I am quite old now. I say 'supposed' because so often I doubt it when in the high phase of bipolar 1 and experiencing delusions of who I think I am. Strangely in my latter

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DID82 | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Somethings not right

I don’t know why I keep falling down again. I pick myself up and go back down again. There doesn’t even have to be anything specific to make me crash. I hate myself so much I don’t know how to stop. My mind is my own worst enemy

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Sherwood_Oak | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Stigma & prejudice

I have just been diagnosed with PTSD & depression at 51 years of age. For decades I was, in essence, a high functioning, high achieving alcoholic with addictions to illegal drugs in my 20’s & 30’s then settled for prescription drugs once I n

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Loz_3647 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Don't want to be here anymore

Truth is, with everything that has gone on this last few years, this year, this last few months, this last week, even just today. It has only pushed back into the minefield of thoughts of really not wanting to be here anymore. Why the f should

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