Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

[BipolarRich]

Welcome to the house of fun.

You'll find all manner of support in here.

Kudos to you for enrolling in the Certificate IV!

Looking forward to hearing my of your story

[rav3n]

welcome @wavelength42 & @SchizOttie! it's nice to e-meet you both!

@SchizOttie, the above message from @BipolarRich is for you 😊

wanted to share a quick tip - you can tag the person you want to reply to by using the @ symbol and typing out the username then selecting. it'll turn blue like this @wavelength42 - which means the person tagged with be notified of your response. hope that helps! 

[Judi9877]

Welcome to the forums @SchizOttie . It’s great that you’ve found the forums as I hope you will find them to be very helpful and supportive like they have been for me.

I read that you’re going to undertake the Certificate IV in Mental Health next year. Well done - I hope you enjoy the course as I know it’s a great entry course into a mental health career. I know of people who have done the course and found it to be very interesting and exciting, especially when they get to use their knowledge on their practical placements as part of the course requirements. 

I’m also going back to study next year - a bachelor of social work- and I’m hoping my schizophrenia behaves itself and I manage to stay out of hospital for the duration of the course. I’ve previously studied and had to discontinue courses in the past when my mental health caused me issues. I’m well right now and am hoping to stay that way. 

Welcome once again to the forums!

Judi9877

[ipanda]

Hello! 

I took some time to introduce myself because I’m not really good at this, but I want to try! 

I recently started a Cert.IV Mental Health Peer Work, I have a dog and I love tangerines.

I have lived experience with ADHD, depression, anxiety and PTSD. I also have lived experience with people with bipolar disorder, AOD, BPD, and more. 

I decided to join the forum because I don’t have any friends that I can ask about mental health, and I also would like to help others if I can.

Hope this post doesn’t give away my identity 🫣

Thank you! 🙂 

[fullyanonbro]

Good afternoon everyone! 
I'm brand new here, hoping to find some people who 'get it'
I personally have major depression and anxiety, but I'm mostly here to learn how to help out a friend, who has been going through a major bpd crisis this year. Her only family is distant, so I'm trying my best, but I'd like to learn how to not burn myself out in doing so lol

Hope you are all well and looking forward to joining in conversations 💗

[RatDiva]

Hello! I am new to the Sane forums. I love reading, writing, and all things creative. I’m from Europe but have been living in Australia on and off since 2017. 

I am looking to learn how to manage and live with my mental health challenges. I experience stress / depression / anxiety / panic attacks and C-PTSD. These, however, are just words and labels and they do not define me. 

I feel I have been identifying with my suffering for too long and I’m looking to explore who I am outside of my trauma and mental health challenges. 

[rav3n]

hey @RatDiva welcome to the forums!! love the username hehe.

we're glad to have you join us 💙

you're absolutely right, you're not defined by those labels. i hope the forums space helps you feel connected and supported, you're definitely not alone!

also a lil forums tip - you can tag people by using the @ symbol and typing their username. when it turns blue like this @RatDiva, it means that the member will be notified of your response. hope this helps! 😊