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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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BAO2 weeks ago

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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Jodezlee47 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Am I making sense in this? I doubt myself all the time.. unresolved childhood trauma impact statement draft - plz give opinions

TW: Child Abuse I dont know how to address this situation i am in, i should be angry at my parents for not guiding me and letting it go this far But as a adult, who has felt fear, shame, confusion and was raised around chaos has made me grow as a

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Blair | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

I need some advice

Okay, hi I’ve never done this sort of thing before but i need some advice. I suffer from depression, anxiety and ADHD. My boyfriend of 4 years is moving away to another state and the end of this year and I don’t know what to do. we have been joined at the

Our storiesCreated 4 years ago

amber22 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Peer Group Chat // Creating and Maintaining Routines // Thursday 27th October 2022, 7-8:30PM AEDT

Hi everyone! Our Peer Group Chat on Thursday 27th October 2022 will be on the topic of Creating and Maintaining Routines. Having structure and routine in our lives can be valuable to our wellbeing. If there is not

Events and updatesCreated 4 years ago

JJWeld | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Advice needed please

Hi all, I’m not sure how to approach this and I have no experience at all with severe mental health issues but I have personally suffered heavily from depression for 20 years now and feel the older I get the worse it gets. And the more hurt I get whe

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Jeebeezx | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

And my story comes out...

It's confusing when you get told you have all these disorders, you sometimes think what or who am I? Am I real? That's sort of thing. Like me for eg, I was diagnosed at the age of 3 with ADHD... Then later came major depressive disorder, eating disorders

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Birdie57 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Newbie

Wow, just discovered this website. Wish I'd known about it before. What a great resource. I'm so grateful for your work on this website. Looking forward to sharing in the future.

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Birdie57 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Mental Health Plan

Hi, At the moment visits to a psychologist are financially supported by the government. Initially a Mental Health care plan allowed you 10 subsdied visits to a psychologist. This was then increased to 20 visits as part of the Covid support pla

Recovery ClubCreated 4 years ago

Jay_ | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Social disconnection and severe episodic mental illness

Hi there, I suffer from severe episodic mental illness and one of the things that I struggle with the most is social isolation and disconnecting from friends because I am unable to maintain contact with them. As things begin to improve for me I

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

petrichor | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Exhausted, numb

Hello, im in a difficult situation with lots of triggers from ptsd. Disconnected and my anxiety is terrible. My strategies don’t really work. Just counting the days and trying to fight the urges but I’m really tired of it all.

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LearnAtAllTimes | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Reconnecting with the world

I have joined a musical group recently and it has done wonders to improve my MH. There are multiple reasons why I joined. I am essentially alone by choice and am working hard not to be lonely. So getting together with the group is great.

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