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Welcome and getting started

Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

New here? Welcome to the SANE Forums! We are so happy you found us and have joined our wonderful community. There are lots of people here like you, who can understand what you might be going through and offer valuable peer support.

You may see members reaching out to share their stories, asking questions about mental health, looking for others who get it, seeking support and offering support. We hope you find this a supportive and welcoming space to be.

We want to get to know you, and introduce you to other members of the SANE Community.

To get started, you can simply post here by clicking "reply" to introduce yourself and a fun fact or two about you.

Or, you can introduce yourself to the community by starting a new discussion thread! How to do that you ask? Follow the below steps to create your first post.

  • Click back into the Welcome & Getting Started topic area
  • Click the ‘New Discussion’ Button
  • Type in a subject title
  • Enter your post (there are some helpful tips on how you can introduce yourself below)
  • Then click post!

Feel free to check out our "how-to" video here: https://youtu.be/y9y-b7q43eQ?si=79nIOvHs5Qxm7w0j

You may see our Peer Support Workers welcoming new members in this space, so please reach out if you have any questions, or if we can help you get started 🙂 We are always happy to help! To reach us, @moderator or email us at team@saneforums.org. We look forward to getting to chatting soon

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@Autism2026

You are not a walking diagnosis. You are a human being who has the privilege of seeing the world from different eyes

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@BipolarRich
Thanks!

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Hello @Autism2026 , welcome to the forums.

What are some things you are interested in e.g. topics? I might be able to share some links to different threads for you.

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I forgot to do an introduction! Hi I'm Invi, I joined the forums a couple days ago. I'm diagnosed with Autism and ADHD and heavily suspected OCD which I've just begun my journey on (spoiler alert it sucks). I'm 20yrs old with two stupid cats and a love for music, technology and all things cozy. Hoping to be active as much as I can and talk to like minded people ❤️

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Hi @Invi

Welcome to the forums👋 and thanks for that introduction!

 

We hope that you find the forums a great place to connect with other members, share stories and ideas, and find the support and connection you deserve.

 

We look forward to seeing you around on the forums!  Fellow music 🎵 lover here too!

TunedIn 🎶

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I am interested in sexual topics.

Is that discussed here?

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Hi @Autism2026,

There's no outright ban on the discussion of sexual topics, however we don't allow any graphic or explicit details to be shared, due to the nature of the forum. Some of our members have faced sexual trauma and may find such topics quite triggering.

Generally there's not a lot of discussion of sexual topics, and language would need to be kept vague. If you are using a computer there is a trigger warning that can be used (on the editing toolbar click the three dots on the right to expand; highlight the text you wish to hide, and click the triangle with an exclamation point inside it to obscure the highlighted text), however it may be helpful to familiarise yourself with our Community Guidelines before posting.

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Well said @BipolarRich

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Well said indeed.

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Music , at least in my ears(and 👀 too) has gotten me out of a lot of scary and dark times.

Not many people have heard of the genre called, "Yacht Rock". Some AWESOME old school 70's and 80's dose of cheesy goodness, but this always lifts my spirits as to how daggy these songs actually are

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