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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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MDT | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Where things are at

Haven't been posting on here as much lately. Been going through a fair bit and coming to terms with the past. The book I have been reading was really helpful too - When The Body Says No by Gabor Mate I have also implemented new coping strat

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horsecrazy4eva | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Scared of screwing up

Here I am so scared… I had work experience/placement as part of my studies… I screwed up, only because my heart got in the way of my head… the “college” was very supportive and understanding of what had happened (for once)

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Rozee12 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Advice needed please please please

This is a bit of a crisis post for me to write so please bare with me. My cousin (27) has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, agoraphobia, and bipolar and has been living homeless on the streets of Brisbane for the last 7 years. He regularly throws his phone aw

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Marulu | Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Getting things done

Just wanted to share an easy to use strategy for getting things done and feeling with procrastination. This works well for me especially when I'm feeling depressed and want to get some housework done.. Step1 put some upbeat music on Step 2 write

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Buddy2022 | New Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Family help

Good evening, my first post. I need help for my nephew he is 30 and lives with me and his partner and 3 children. He drink on a Friday and Saturday night an excessive amount of scotch and coke. With out much to eat. He doesn’t think he has a drinking prob

Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Family help

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Welcome and getting startedCreated 4 years ago

Ru-bee | Moderator | Last message 4 years ago

Family help

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Welcome & getting startedCreated 4 years ago

caseofthemorbs | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Advice

I’m desperate for some advice. I feel like I’ve made it all up. This time is so different. Is it possible to unconsciously make up feeling suicidal even though the intent is stronger than it has ever been. But I haven’t cried. Even while sitting in the ED

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Christheart | Senior Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

Protective factors

I learnt yesterday about protective factors. It's funny that 1 of my protective factors is debt. I have debt that I have decided I need to pay off before I could end my life. I couldn't let it be palmed off to my parents. I would be too ashamed to co

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MummaG22 | Casual Contributor | Last message 4 years ago

My Dad needs immediate support, tips & advice

Hi all, First time poster, I'll try keep the story short but it's quite a complex case. My Mum is my Dad's carer but I'm sort of their backbone, finding help & resources for them while they both crumble. My Dad has a cognitive disability

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