Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hello @GoodLooking

And welcome

A good way is to start a new thread to share your story

@moderator , @traveller are here to help you

Hi all,

New member 😊. I have lived with mental illness for around 30 years and have learnt how to live with it reasonably well.

I am also a recovering addict and alcoholic with over 21 years of sobriety.

I guess my main reason for joining the forum was to share some of my experience and show that it is possible to live a contented, fulfilling life regardless of a mental illness diagnosis.

Look forward to getting to know you all

Hi @GoodLooking ,

Welcome to Sane Forums. Thankyou for sharing your experience. Could you please elaborate further on your experience in the workplace so that others and myself can assist you in your situation. Have a great day.

Hello and welcome @Paulette , @LivingClean , @GoodLooking

Love to hear more of your stories by starting a new thread

Or we have lots of social threads like Good Morning

Share a cuppa?

heres the generic Hi im new comment. sorry nothing all that original.
Im not all that good with technology and def not good at talking about myself either.
I am here cos i promised a good friend i would try to seek help, but cant do face to face or with someone knowing who i am. so thought id try anonymously, but now im here i really dont think i can to that either, struggling to work the site out and wouldnt know how or what to say even if i did. taking a chance that this comment will even work since i have spent the last few hrs tring to register and work out the site and how it all works and what to do
sorry for wasting anyones time

HI @AusDeadpool85,

Welcome to the Forums. My name is FloatingFeather and I am one of the peer support workers at SANE. It is really brave of you to reach out. You are right, we are an anonymous group so you are safe to share your story and journey with us without worrying about anyone knowing who you are.

It takes a while to figure out how the site works (same thing happened to me when I first joined). I think the best thing is to do is just to explore. At the bottom of the forum pages there are links to different forum topics you may be interested in (for example, social spaces where a lot of member chat about various topics).

You've done a great job figuring out how to login in and post a message - I feel like you are half way there already!

If you do want to chat with someone specifically you type and '@' symbol first and then directly (no spaces) started typing their username. A dropdown box should then appear and you can click on the name you want to include in your post (e.g. @AusDeadpool85) :).

Please feel safe to post your story and feelings - we have many supportive members with a wide range of lived experience on the forums.

Warm wishes,

FloatingFeather

Thank you @FloatingFeather
i read some where that although our identities are anonymous the posts and comments are still all public. I was trying to use the Chat center that was at the bottom of the screen but it says its unavailable thats why i probably wont be on here too long if that doesnt work as i really dont want what i have to say being public. I thank you for your message of support and encouragement but finding out this is all able to be seen by public and can be found on internet searches i now know i have made such a big mistake this is not for me
Apologies.
You are a lovely Kind hearted person

Hello and sending you understanding hugs @AusDeadpool85 💖

thank you @Shaz51

Hi @LivingClean,

Welcome to the Forums. My name is FloatingFeather and I am one of the peer support workers at SANE. It is great to have you here!

You really sound like you have had some tough challenges through your life but how amazing that you are managing you mental healthy the way you are.

Big congrats to you around your sobriety as well - 21 years is a fantastic achievement. I hope you are proud of yourself because you really should be.

It's great that you want to share your lived experiences and your wisdom around living a contented, fulfilling life regardless of a mental illness diagnosis. Stories like yours are really powerful, and can particularly helpful for those struggling with their own journeys.

I will link in a few names below to help introduce to some of our amazing Community Guides.

Looking forward to seeing more posts from you.

FloatingFeather

@Anastasia @AussieRecharger @BPDSurvivor @Faith-and-Hope @HenryX @jem80 @Judi9877 @NatureLover @outlander @Shaz51 @ShiningStar @Snowie @Hams @wellwellwellnez @Zoe7 @Aniela @Boo13 @CrazyChick @maddison @pinklollipop15 @Eve7