I found the forum during a really difficult time for me mentally, when I had tried a psychologist for the first time and found the first few sessions weren't helping me.  I immediately felt heard, understood and supported. I became more and more involved which gave me confidence and positive feelings about myself for the first time in quite a while.  This in turn helped me to feel in a better place mentally and inspired me to try and help people who were new here themselves.  This helped me even more, giving me a sense of worth and more confidence. 

While I am in a better place now mentally than I was when I joined in about March 2024, I still use this forum to keep myself on a good and positive path for which I credit a large part to the support I've found on SANE.  Both in starting it off and in maintaining and improving it over my time here so far.