Tell us: What bought you to SANE?

[Judi9877]

Hi there @ArraDreaming . To be honest, I can’t really remember what brought me to SANE. All I know is that I had mental health issues and was possibly looking for a way to connect to people like me who understood what it was like to experience mental health and the challenges that can come with it, such as experiencing episodes of ill health whilst also experiencing periods where things are going well and that my mental illnesses aren’t so much of a problem for me and that life is good. I like being able to share my knowledge and experiences of mental health issues with others yet equally learn from other forum members about what they are experiencing in their mental health journey and that’s important to me. I like the fact that the forums are anonymous and that I can share things about my life that I may not be able to tell people in my real life for various reasons.

I have also noticed that when I’m experiencing something, often other forum members have been through it and can give me help and advice and that makes me feel

like I’m not so alone with my issues/problems. It’s a sense of connection and belonging which is what has kept me coming back to the forums and helping me with my mental health journey. 

Judi9877☺️

[outlander]

I joined up in 2016 under a different name originally but re-signed back up in 2017. I found the site when I was in some of my darkest days and reaching for supports. It made it ideal to be speak anonymously here and gain support and guidance before finally feeling brave enough to reach out to offline supports.

[PeppyPatti]

Dear @outlander it's lovely to see you ! ❤️ 

@Jacques @Faith-and-Hope @Glisten @Lila3 @Lily3 @Adge @ArraDreaming @Judi9877 @chibam @Shaz51 

I'm sitting here counting my pennies 🤣 with the bill of the dentist in my mind. Okay I care incredibly for @ENKELI but she's not really influenced me but sort of .... Aura like reminded me to get my teeth checked then @TAB joined in then iv paid a couple of big bills now only about 4 left. What is it with these dentists ?? 

Ide like for there to be more support for our ol' teeth. Let's all March on Parliament house ok ?

 

[TAB]

I found/remembered govt dentist, even tho have extras , way cheaper. on wait list now. prob be years , but can get vouchers for private dentist, they said $67 for ..'whatever it takes' to stop pain, (and govt covers the rest) beats paying hundreds in gaps @PeppyPatti 

[Snowie]

What brought me to SANE?

I discovered SANE many years ago now from doing a search for help lines. SANE came up in the search and mentioned their forum. It really was a case of 'it cant get any worse'. I joined under a different name. When my identity was discovered the people at sane helped so much in changing it for me so I could still connect with others. It has helped me through some of my darkest periods and to this day still helps me.

I became a CG as I wanted to give back and support others going through some of their hardest times. We are all in this together.

[Jacques]

i agree @PeppyPatti i got some work done on my teeth through a private dentist, cost me $3,000 for 2 fillings. 

on the DSP it was so hard to save up for it. i am lucky as the next town over has a free dentist, it is attached to a uni they train new dentists. 

i have used them a few times. 

dental work should be on the Medicare system, it was suppose to be when they first brought out the Medicare system, but successive governments have been kicking the can down the road. 

[PeppyPatti]

 @Jacques 

I thought you have always been pretty healthy. 

 @ENKELI 

[Jacques]

no @PeppyPatti for 20 years i could not afford to go to a dentist, so my teeth where in really bad shape, one of my front teeth i only have 20% left, the rest is filling. the dentist told me i would lose 2 of my front teeth in 2 years, 8 years on still going. 

[Eve7]

I broke a tooth last night @Jacques and my dentist wants $1700 to fix it 😩

I joined SANE 4 years ago and just stumbled on it by a Google search for help.  It has been a great help to me and I’ve linked up with some awesome people. I am very grateful and trying to give back some of the good I’ve received.

[Faith-and-Hope]

I wrote about why I came to Sane, but not how I arrived here …..

Being unable to find support for myself and my family via medical services I began to research the (now) ex’s addictions, seeking support services for the family of the “sufferer”.  Without a diagnosis, which requires self-awareness, we could not access any supports at all, but it was through a support service that I was linked to SANE, because here I could talk, anonymously, about what we were going through.  The mods @NikNik @CherryBomb and many others across the years I have been here, have been awesome beyond words.  SANE was my lifeline through the worst of the abuse until ex suddenly left …. then there has been post-separation abuse, and further abuse via legal systems not designed to manage extremes in vindictiveness and coercive control.  Still a looooong way to go in those arenas to protect the vulnerable, but SANE community members have been here for me with the emotional and psychological support I needed to survive it all …. 🙏🎉❣️