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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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Re: Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

I can certainly relate to that @Ruby1102 .

I don't have schizophrenia, but I've sure had my fair share of inpatient stays and ED visits.

For my condition, it was long-term psychotherapy that made the difference.

I'm so sorry to hear that life was so tough for you and you lost nearly everything. That sounds so difficult.

We look forward to seeing you around on the forums.

You can have a look at:

- Daily Achievements!

- Share a cuppa?

- Mindful Mondays: New activity every Monday

- The Ice-Memery

- Join us on our virtual walk around Australia!

See you around!

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Hi @Ruby1102 @tyme @amber22

Welcome ruby I can relate to what you're talking about

You are very strong as a person to forge a path forward and find your peace

I am afraid of homelessness and have been struggling with safe accommodation for a few years , I have also had hospitalisations but didn't find them so helpful

I hope this space works for you and you can find a good support system here

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Hello all. I am a 66year old married woman. I love my cats more than people. I suffer from complex PTSD

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Hi @characterslong
Welcome to the forums!
Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself with us 🙂

How is your day so far?

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Re: Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hi @characterslong I think I like tv and book people more than real people. ❤️Complex PTSD here as well. Very difficult to manage at times but it helps to have the dx.

I hope ur well and welcome !

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Hi Everyone

I am 55 years of age and live in Perth. Mum to 2 adult children. My daughter who is 29 has had depression for about 10 years. I have had a fair share of tragedies throughout my life, including the loss of a child, my Dad, a best friend to suicide, another best friend from a heart attack - at only 43, a marriage breakdown and my son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a baby - he is now 21 - so that has presented daily challenges. I possess a high level of empathy and resilience which combined with a calm nature, has not only got me through those difficult times but enables me to help others facing their own challenges. I hope I can do that here.

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Re: Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Welcome @lumiere1 It is great you have found us here 😁 I hope we can provide support as well as an outlet for you to chat as well.

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Thank you so much @Zoe7

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Re: Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

No problem @lumiere1 It seems you have overcome many challenges in life and your positive mindset still shines through. I can imagine at times though that has been hard to sustain but like so many here - we keep going. Great to have you here.

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Re: Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Hi and welcome @lumiere1 👋

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