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Come celebrate the 10-year anniversary of SANE Forums!

Come celebrate the 10-year anniversary of SANE Forums!

Hey there fellow forumites! 👋

As we wrap up 2024 with our contemplation caps on, we invite you all to reflect on your most meaningful moments from the past decade. Why the past decade? Because SANE Forums is celebrating its 10-year anniversary! A decade of sharing stories, making connections, and learning and growing together.🫂

Whether you joined the community 10 years ago or just this morning, we want to hear from you! Sharing our experiences is one of our favourite forums staples after all.

As part of our way of showing thanks to the community, we wanna shower you with gifts! All members who contribute to this 10-year Anniversary discussion thread will be entered into a draw for a chance to win a $50 gift card - there’s a total of 10 gift vouchers up for grabs!

If you’re a stuck on what to talk about, we’ve got some lil prompts here for guidance:

  • What experiences have brought you strength over the past 10 years?
  • What lessons have you learnt over the past 10 years that have had a positive impact in your life?
  • Share a piece of advice or support you’ve received, or perhaps a post you have read on the Forums that has stayed with you?
  • Share your reflections on what was happening in your life 10 years ago, or some reflections on where you were at when you first joined the forums - or both!

Can’t wait to hear from you all!✨

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Love you mate @Jacques

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I remember the night I came here over 9 years ago

And @Jacques , and @Appleblossom were the first ones to welcome me 😊

Thank you @Jacques and @Appleblossom

@tyme , @Jynx , @rav3n

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@Jacques hey Jacques, thank you for your friendship,care and support

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@Shaz51 @Bill16 @Jacques @Bow @TAB @Former-Member @Healandlove @Bunniekins @BlueBay @Snowie @Dimity @MDT

Aww you guys!! I've been slowly making my way through, reading everyone's posts, and my gosh I am all sorts of warm and fuzzy inside!!

Being witness to the empowerment, compassion, and pure human goodness that comes from this community every day, feels like a monumental privilege, and I am so grateful to be part of the journey!

Makes me lil heart sing 💜

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Wow, reading all of these responses has actually gotten me a bit emotional. I haven't worked at SANE for that long, but I'm always in ABSOLUTE awe of this community. I've never been in an online space that is so vulnerable, authentic and supportive.

Looking back, 2014 was a pretty dark year for me. It was the year that the black dog took hold. I felt so alone and insecure, but I didn't know that's what I was feeling at the time.

The journey (I hate that word, personally) I've had over the last 10 years has gotten me to a point where I think my fundamental mantra and belief in life is "Don't forget your humanity". I say this to the community members, participants and colleagues I work with, but I say it mostly for myself. It's a reminder that everything that I experience; every dark thought, low moment, sting of pain, is part of my human experience. I try to remind myself that it is only possible for me to know the brightness that I have now because of the contrast of the darkness.

In the next 10 years, I'm looking forward to the ups and down. I want to learn more about myself and others. I want to connect more. I want to experience more of this hectic life.

(Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. Imma go back to lurking now, and crawl back into my box 📦)

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Hugs @0ddsidian , @Jynx 😊❤️

Lovely seeing 👀 you here

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Well done on 10 years.

10 years ago I had a friendship circle and it was great.

In the last 10 years I’ve changed careers, built a house and got my babies.

The forums have been great. Seeing that others feel the same.

Right now though, I feel more alone than ever.

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Thanks @Shaz51

I don't post much now but sometimes I come in to read

10 years ago next month my mother died - this was traumatic because it was safe to remember things I had repressed

Long story short - I had help and got over that - and I have valued the people I met here

Time moves on and things change - my most recent experience is being in touch with Forced Adoptions and I have been recognised as a victim of a forced adoption as an adoptive parents and I am receiving counselling atm

I would like to acknowledge that in the past I valued the support I had here - Sane Forums is still important - I just feel I have moved on

All my best thoughts to many old friends

Owlunar - Mumma Bear to some

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Hugs my mummabear @Owlunar2 😍❤️

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I feel the same way @BlueBay. Some days feel like a crawl, but we're still in there, and this is a community understands what an achievement that is.
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