Forums Home
Read the community guidelines
- Lived Experience Forum
- :
- Looking after ourselves
Lived Experience Forum
Acceptance, connection, support. Share the journey.
Safe, anonymous discussion for people living with mental illness, moderated 24/7 by mental health professionals.
Read the community guidelines
turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for
Looking after ourselves
Options
- Mark all as New
- Mark all as Read
- Float this item to the top
- Subscribe
- Favourite
- Invite a Friend
- Sort by Discussion Start Date
All latest discussions
| |  | At the moment i am not feeling good. i feel like my body is in 'run away mode'. i feel my body is ... 7724 Replies 8953 Views | 7,724 Replies | 8953 Views | ||
| |  | I'm not sure if changes from medication, my new role as Community Guide or something else, but somet... 4766 Replies 2689 Views | 4,766 Replies | 2689 Views | ||
| |  | I thought I'd start a discussion where we can check in with members and use this space to keep in co... by Anonymous on 19 Nov 2016 10:49 AM Latest post yesterday by Bimby2 3811 Replies 4895 Views | 3,811 Replies | 4895 Views | ||
| | | 25 Replies 294 Views | 25 Replies | 294 Views | ||
| |  | Got something that's bugging you? Want to vent, but don't want a response? Sometimes our minds can ... by CherryBomb on 01 Oct 2015 02:16 PM Latest post on 14 Dec 2018 04:16 PM by outlander 1417 Replies 9039 Views | 1,417 Replies | 9039 Views | ||
| |  | Hi everyone ☺ I'm guessing lots of people out there have heard the words "it takes a village to ra... by CheerBear on 05 Mar 2018 08:02 PM Latest post on 14 Dec 2018 09:17 AM by BabyDragon 157 Replies 2106 Views | 157 Replies | 2106 Views | ||
| |  | by Sophia1 on 23 Mar 2018 01:29 PM Latest post on 13 Dec 2018 11:12 AM by Appleblossom 1996 Replies 2149 Views | 1,996 Replies | 2149 Views | ||
| |  | I have noticed that discussion seems to talk a lot about treatment etc but what is being done to cur... by Calmblueocean on 02 Dec 2018 07:50 PM Latest post on 13 Dec 2018 06:02 AM by itt 5 Replies 158 Views | 5 Replies | 158 Views | ||
| |  | I'm starting this discussion as a place where we can set our goals daily, help motivate each other t... 1010 Replies 2021 Views | 1,010 Replies | 2021 Views | ||
| |  | I recently was driving past an old abuser that I haven't seen in years. The thought of this person w... 4 Replies 173 Views | 4 Replies | 173 Views | ||
| | | Hello Everyone, I'm new to these forums (although I've lurked a bit) but finally decided to write ... 9 Replies 1149 Views | 9 Replies | 1149 Views | ||
| |  | Hi lovelies Im wondering how much being late in your cycle affects your mental health and energy lev... 75 Replies 426 Views | 75 Replies | 426 Views | ||
| | | I’m not sure this is the right place to post this what does everyone do when your family won’t or c... 8 Replies 213 Views | 8 Replies | 213 Views | ||
| |  | Hi all, I joined this great forum many months ago after 4 years as a peer advisor on another MH fo... by Whiteknight on 03 Oct 2018 10:01 PM Latest post on 06 Dec 2018 06:47 PM by BlueBay 8 Replies 358 Views | 8 Replies | 358 Views | ||
| |  | Hi everyone! Last night we had such an incredible response to our Topic Tuesday - Creating and Maintaining Social Connections... 29 Replies 1270 Views | 29 Replies | 1270 Views | ||
| |  | Hello @NikNik, and everyone by Shaz51 on 12 Mar 2018 07:32 PM Latest post on 04 Dec 2018 07:40 PM by SunFlower_7 111 Replies 916 Views | 111 Replies | 916 Views | ||
| | | ok so we have a quotes thread and also a poems thread i know alot of people resonate with music. u... by outlander on 07 Sep 2017 04:59 PM Latest post on 02 Dec 2018 10:16 PM by SunFlower_7 278 Replies 994 Views | 278 Replies | 994 Views | ||
| | | Does anyone else worry about being too sedated on medication at night that they can't wake up if som... by Calmblueocean on 28 Nov 2018 06:10 PM Latest post on 29 Nov 2018 06:42 PM by Calmblueocean 6 Replies 165 Views | 6 Replies | 165 Views | ||
| |  | Hi everyone, I've been retrenched and am looking for work. What should I do with new employers a... by Rayzed_Edge on 16 Oct 2018 05:15 PM Latest post on 27 Nov 2018 10:01 PM by Hope4me 3 Replies 188 Views | 3 Replies | 188 Views | ||
| | | Hi everyone I’m having a difficult time right now and there is time coming up where I am going to b... 4 Replies 178 Views | 4 Replies | 178 Views | ||
| |  | Hi I didn't know where to post this but I thought I might post it here. Hopefully I can get some h... 5 Replies 156 Views | 5 Replies | 156 Views | ||
| | | HI guys does anyone have any ideas on how i could arrange for a community nurse to come to my hous... 5 Replies 184 Views | 5 Replies | 184 Views | ||
| |  | Hi Readers, i am suffering from "mental health issues" and it is an ongoing, daily battle. I am pret... by eudemonism on 02 Aug 2017 07:01 PM Latest post on 27 Nov 2018 06:13 AM by eudemonism 3494 Replies 4542 Views | 3,494 Replies | 4542 Views | ||
| |  | So managing bipolar has 3 main aspects - medication (psychiatrist), therapy (psychologist) and self ... 151 Replies 2744 Views | 151 Replies | 2744 Views | ||
| | | I have decided to start a gratitude 'journal' on here because I want to share the positives too not ... by outlander on 20 Oct 2017 04:31 PM Latest post on 22 Nov 2018 01:21 PM by Appleblossom 138 Replies 3602 Views | 138 Replies | 3602 Views | ||
| | | Hmmm. Where to start? I’m not sure starting with a metaphor that brings mixed emotions is perhaps th... by Teej on 28 Nov 2017 08:40 PM Latest post on 18 Nov 2018 12:16 PM by Faith-and-Hope 248 Replies 1338 Views | 248 Replies | 1338 Views | ||
| |  | Hi all, I have found throughout the course of my life that writing has been a constant companion to ... by Silenus on 12 Apr 2016 03:13 PM Latest post on 18 Nov 2018 07:36 AM by eudemonism 2003 Replies 7516 Views | 2,003 Replies | 7516 Views | ||
| |  | I had a look and couldn't see any threads for people to post their "little wins" with mental health.... by Crazy_Bug_Lady on 20 Oct 2018 10:34 PM Latest post on 15 Nov 2018 09:32 PM by BlueBay 11 Replies 352 Views | 11 Replies | 352 Views | ||
| | | I am writing this in dot points, it’s easier for me. - I have been struggling since Friday, since... by lifeisstupid on 13 Nov 2018 08:50 PM Latest post on 14 Nov 2018 10:29 PM by lapses 2 Replies 154 Views | 2 Replies | 154 Views | ||
| | | *Apologies firstly if there is already a discussion for this. I haven’t come across one so I thought... 4 Replies 685 Views | 4 Replies | 685 Views |
Unanswered Topics
| |
|
Newton's third law is "The third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equa...
by
Whiteknight
on 20 Jun 2018 08:17 PM
0
Replies
646
Views
|
0 Replies
|
600
Views
| ||
| | 
|
Hi allJust letting you know that I need to take a break from the forum for a week or so.Have a good ...
by
Change123
on 12 Apr 2017 09:27 AM
0
Replies
795
Views
|
0 Replies
|
600
Views
| ||
| |
|
HiMy partner and I are currently victims of a narcassistic sisterinlaw who is now trying to do a sme...
by
Change123
on 18 Jan 2017 11:35 AM
0
Replies
414
Views
|
0 Replies
|
400
Views
| ||
| |
|
Hi @oceangirl73 I hope you don't mind my copy/pasting this name list (I get forgetful with names)...
by
BlueBells
on 27 Dec 2016 01:45 AM
0
Replies
293
Views
|
0 Replies
|
200
Views
| ||
| |
|
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT 'ALWAYS' AVAILABLE, EVEN OVER CHRISTMAS. , SAYS BEYOND BLUEby Isabel Dayman, a...
by
Anonymous
on 18 Dec 2016 10:56 PM
0
Replies
327
Views
|
0 Replies
|
299
Views
|
You don't have any favourites for this topic. You can learn how to favourite posts in our help section
You are all up to date
Forum Topics
For urgent assistance, call:
-
Emergency, police & ambulance (24 Hrs)
000 -
Lifeline telephone counselling (24 Hrs)
13 11 14 -
Suicide callback service (24 Hrs)
1300 659 467 -
Kids helpline (24 Hrs)
1800 55 1800
If you need urgent assistance, see Need help now
For mental health information, guidance and referrals, see the SANE Help Centre
SANE Forums is published by SANE Australia with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health
SANE Australia ABN 92006533606
PO Box 226 South Melbourne 3205 Australia
Contact Us
For MIFA enquiries contact the National Office:
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
National CEO - Tony Stevenson
Street Address: QCOSS, Ground Floor, River Tower, 20 Pidgeon Close, West End QLD 4101
Postal Address: c/o QCOSS, PO Box 3786, SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101
Telephone: 07 3004 6914
Email: mifa@mifa.org.au