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ethSenior Contributor
This came through yesterday morning. Timely. Black Dog Institute guide and tools for self-care during social distancing/isolation :-
@Former-Member @s-jay @Faith-and-Hope @Teej @frog @outlander @CheerBear @Shaz51 you might want to share this elsewhere. Well worth a look. There are templates for designing your own self-care plan as well as other tools to use.
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One of the SANE Counsellors sent this across yesterday to the forums team! What a wonderful resource 🙂 Will have to share across the forums @eth 
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ethSenior Contributor
@Former-Member Black Dog Institute is also doing a survey on mental health responses during covid-19. At the end of it is this list of resources :-
· The Black Dog Institute provides free online mental health programs (myCompass) and screening tools to direct you to helpful resources (https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/)
· The Centre for Clinical Interventions provides self-help resources for a range of problems ranging from worry to low mood (cci.health.wa.gov.au)
· This Way Up provides free and low-cost online cognitive behavioural therapy programs for anxiety and depression, and stress management (www.thiswayup.org.au)
· Beyond Blue provides free information and resources related to mental health (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/)
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frogSenior Contributor
Thanks @eth it's good. I often find committing plans to writing helps.
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Hi there @Former-Member
I have just come across your distressing post from earlier today. It sounds like you are really doing it hard. Are you okay? I really hope your are able to keep yourself safe. Please reach out for support on the forum, or off the forum if you you want to talk to someone,
please take care
Whitehawk
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohhh my @Former-Member 
keep on keeping on my frend , you are not alone here
I think you are awesome @Former-Member
there is soo much media talk that it is soo upsetting for all of us
but @Former-Member you are sooo strong my friend , i see it in you daily
I wish i had your strenght
@Former-Member, @eth , @frog , @Former-Member , @Faith-and-Hope
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thanks for listening
Probably just compounded grief
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Great if those coping skills actually work and you actually have beneficial coping skills at all to begin with.
Not so when you don't.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
hello and sending hugs @Former-Member , @eth , @CheerBear , @Former-Member
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