Skip to main content
Crisis Support

Forums

Connect with people who've been there too.

Our moderated Forums are a supportive community where you can chat with others in similar situations. Join a discussion or start a new one today.

Sign upLog in
Crisis Support
A supportive community

SANE Forums in numbers

42,256 Members

1,045,900 Posts

1.42 Million Visitors

25 Blogs

Community Forums

Connect, communicate and share with like-minded people in a similar situation

Woman standing in front of a fence on the beach

Lived Experience Forum

Share your story and find friendship chatting with others going through mental health issues.

Join Conversation

Woman sitting at her dining table

Friends, Family & Carers Forum

If you support a loved one, this is your place to share tips and get support for your own wellbeing.

Join Conversation

Our moderated Forums are a supportive community where you can chat with others in similar situations. Join a discussion or start a new one today.

“Your support meant a lot to me when the world around me was very dark”

“I always feel better after checking in with people here”

“I have received so much more help here than I could possibly return”

Sign Up

Community Forums

Forums Home
Illustration of people sitting and standing

New here?

Chat with other people who 'Get it'

with health professionals in the background to make sure everything is safe and supportive.

Register

Have an account?
Login

Connect, communicate and share with like-minded people in a similar situation

Our moderated Forums are a supportive community where you can chat with others in similar situations. Join a discussion or start a new one today.

Woman standing in front of a fence on the beach

Lived Experience Forum

Share your story and find friendship chatting with others going through mental health issues.

Join Conversation

Woman sitting at her dining table

Friends, Family & Carers Forum

If you support a loved one, this is your place to share tips and get support for your own wellbeing.

Join Conversation

Latest Discussions

Lived Experience Forum

Join Conversation
ENKELI - profile picture
Looking For Suggestions Regarding Negative Self Talk

Hi everyone, Today I saw my former best friend who ghosted me after telling me some hurtful things about how she felt about me. It was the first time I'd seen her in ... Read more

0
Replies
Rosewood - profile picture
Can someone please help (Tw:sh)

I feel so lonely and depressed that I can’t do anything yet I get yelled at all the time for feeling this way, no one understands all they think is that “life is hard isn ... Read more

1
Reply
Beantheredone33 - profile picture
Anything

Hi I'm new here very scared and shy I have a lot of complex mental health issues it's been getting bad the last month I haven't been well enough I've been seeing and hear ... Read more

11
Replies

Friends, Family and Carers Forum

Join Conversation
Knotz - profile picture
Drowning in depression and anxiety

Hi I’m not really sure if I’m in the right place or doing the right thing  I’ve been drowning in my own depression and anxiety for weeks I’m absolutely miserabl ... Read more

3
Replies
Jade13 - profile picture
Undiagnosed Paranoid Delusions

Hi, hope to get some ideas on where to start, apologies for the long story. My partner of 9 yrs and I separated in Aug 23 and it was all very calm and amicable. We h ... Read more

2
Replies
Yeahright86 - profile picture
I gave my Schizophrenic stepmother the responsibility to feed her own dog.

It's getting too much for me to feed her dog and my dog. Time and time again. I will prompt her at lunch to see if she didn't forget.  I do not want to tell my schiz ... Read more

4
Replies

Blog Posts

Visit the Blog
Illustration of people sitting and standing

New here?

Chat with other people who 'Get it'

with health professionals in the background to make sure everything is safe and supportive.

Register

Have an account?
Login

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care NSQDMH Accreditation logo

Featured Post

Lived Experience Forum >

Featured Post - Lived Experience

Featured Post

Friends, Family & Carers Forum >

Featured Post - Friends, Family & Carers

SANE Forums in numbers

42,256 Members

1,045,900 Posts

1.42 Million Visitors

25 Blogs

“Your support meant a lot to me when the world around me was very dark”

“I always feel better after checking in with people here”

“I have received so much more help here than I could possibly return”

Sign Up

If you need urgent assistance, see Need help now
For mental health information, support, and referrals, contact SANE Support Services
SANE Forums is published by SANE with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health
SANE - ABN 92 006 533 606
PO Box 1226, Carlton VIC 3053

Back to top
SANE logo
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care NSQDMH Accreditation logo

Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.

Donate Now
National Standards for Mental Health Services - IHCA Certified
Aboriginal flag
Torres Strait Islander flag
LGBT flag
Transgender flag

SANE acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as traditional custodians of the land on which it operates. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, unbroken culture and ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to country.

SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.

Back to top
SANE logo
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care NSQDMH Accreditation logo

Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.

Donate Now
National Standards for Mental Health Services - IHCA Certified
Aboriginal flag
Torres Strait Islander flag
LGBT flag
Transgender flag

SANE acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as traditional custodians of the land on which it operates. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, unbroken culture and ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to country.

SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.

SANE is a public company limited by guarantee and registered tax-exempt charity with DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status.

Charity ABN 92 006 533 606. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. SANE, PO Box 1226, Carlton VIC 3053.