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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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JAN5 | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Fake it til you make it.

Hi,I spent almost 10 years either in.bed or on the couch. Not asleep . Just a depressed zombie. Life in my house , with my husband and kids, went on around me and without me. I see in photos that I was there but I can't recall . Needless to say it s

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Little_Leopard | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Feeling low, worthless and defeated.

I can get any access to health services that I need. I have had the worst experience with GP’s. They treat me like trash because my mental health condition is to much and to scary for them. You would think that GP’s would show some compassion fo

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Unknown user | Member | Last message 3 years ago

Unkindness with labels. Ditching the diagnosis?

I have had a diagnosis of schizophrenia for 21 years now, since I was 13. Whilst the reactions I get to the word “schizophrenia” have gotten a bit better, it’s still not great. People start walking on eggshells and get weird expectations about how I’m goi

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Eleven99 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Anxiety, panic attack, ocd

I have such bad anxiety and panic attacks after a trauma event, I overthink situations I sometimes feel like people are against me or gossiping about me especially at work, I feel like something is going on at work and it involves me! I bury myself i

Our storiesCreated 4 years ago

Perth1993 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Anxiety & panic attacks

Over the past few months my anxiety has gotten so intense I won't even leave my house anymore. I am in constant fear that if I do anything I'll have a panic attack. From the moment I wake up to when I go to bed at night i am on edge, heart racing, trembli

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Jude17 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

OCD- reassurance

Hi I’m new to Sane and grateful to have found this, I’ve had severe OCD anxiety and Asperger’s for over 14 years. I have medication for ADHD and OCD, recently diagnosed with ADHD this year. I use cognitive behaviour therapy (evidence based thin

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M_P90 | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

What a lonely place

I have struggled so much with complex trauma and what a lonely place it is. It feels pretty unfair. Childhood trauma messes with your social and emotional development. You couldn't be a good friend in the past so you missed the opportunity to make reliabl

Something’s not rightCreated 4 years ago

scoz64 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Parkinson's Disease

I am carer for my husband who has Parkinson's Disease. I would really like to connect with others who are caring for loved ones with this terrible disease. Some days are such a struggle.

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Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Parkinson's Disease

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

Violacorso | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Can’t shift this ‘stuck’ feeling

Hi Everyone, Just want to dump some mind stuff here, I know some people will relate and hopefully can offer some advice on what has helped them. It’s so strange to me. I have been in this place before- the space of feeling nothing and it’s absol

Our storiesCreated 4 years ago

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