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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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The best accidents are those that bring us new knowledge @it_is_Cold 👍

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Hi! Just joined in the last few days.

About me: ASD, C-PTSD, anxiety, BSc. 😉

current hobbies: making friends with the local parrot population, taking naps 🦜

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haha @DelicateUnit you gave me a giggle - I looove your current hobbies 👍 Welcome to the community 😁

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Hello @DelicateUnit

Welcome to the forums😊

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Hi all,

Glad to have found this forum. Been suffering with stress/anxiety for a number of years but always seemed to have it under control. Since Covid it has definitely been a challenge and finding ways to try relax and not overthink. Some minor health stuff has popped up too halfway through this year and it has definitely been a bit of a whirlwind trying to not think about it all the time.

Hoping to release some stress here by getting involved on the forum and meeting new people 🙂

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Hey @Piper20 Welcome to the forums. It's nice to have you here.

I can definitely relate to anxiety/stress.. something I battle with almost every day!

I hope you find this to be a supportive community. Welcome 😊

@Shaz51 @MDT @maddison @Zoe7

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@Piper20 It is often hard to get out of our own heads and leave that stress and anxiety behind. What do you find works best for you when you need to relaz?

You might like to have a look at this thread Our coping toolbox 🧰 or this one Coping Box for some extra hints.

Welcome to the community 😁

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Hello @Piper20

I like your name! Welcome to the forums💚 & well done reaching out. I find this part the hardest.

I can relate to anxiety as well. It can be so hard to manage & I feel like I'm always on the lookout for new methods. I have found lots of fantastic info on this forum. The links @Zoe7 mentioned have been good for me, by helping me to understand more about self care.

Reading stories & general chat with others can be a great relief in knowing we are not alone in our struggles.

There are many kind people here.

I think you are right that covid has had big impact on mental health for so many people.

Perhaps you might like this thread Daily Achievements

Recognising the things I do manage to accomplish helps to remind me about the positives😊

Sorry if this welcome is a little disjointed - I'm actually feeling tiny bit of burn out right now!

I hope you enjoy the forums.

maddison

Thankyou for the tag @Paperdaisy

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Thank you @Zoe7 and @maddison and all the lovely welcomes.

Of late I have struggled to do exercise which I know helps. I made it a point to go have a walk on the beach this afternoon and it was pleasant 🙂

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Hi I found out about SANE recently and I have never been part of a forum before.

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