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Re: im at breaking point.
you don't ever need to feel like you can't ask for help, but you are incredibly brave for sharing your struggles 
Re: im at breaking point.
im sorry to hear youre going through that eylah. hopefully things get better soon
Re: What are you listening to right now?
literally just anything by hozier and florence+the machines 
Re: Your thoughts on General Chat 🧠🚀
1) describe in 3 words: fun, chaos (in a good way), empty
2) would I recommend it? Yeah. It’s fun and a safe messaging space. I often find there’s hardly anyone there though, but there’s not exactly anything that can be done about that lol
3) when would I choose general over support chat? When support chat gets too heavy or too busy, or someone’s in crisis, people are arguing, if nobody is responding to me, etc. basically if support chat becomes a negative space and I’m not in a headspace to deal with it. Also, if I don’t need support but just want to talk to people then I might go to general chat
2) would I recommend it? Yeah. It’s fun and a safe messaging space. I often find there’s hardly anyone there though, but there’s not exactly anything that can be done about that lol
3) when would I choose general over support chat? When support chat gets too heavy or too busy, or someone’s in crisis, people are arguing, if nobody is responding to me, etc. basically if support chat becomes a negative space and I’m not in a headspace to deal with it. Also, if I don’t need support but just want to talk to people then I might go to general chat
Re: The role of support group moderators
Sometimes it can be hard to even know what to say or to even put what you want to say down to support people and especially when your not in a great mindset it can all come across so wrongly and when the mods don’t speak it makes everyone feel uncomfortable. The mods aren’t my really themselves anymore.
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Re: Your thoughts on General Chat 🧠🚀
Describe General Chat in three words
chatting and conversing
Would you recommend General Chat to a friend?
yes i would
- If so, why? If not, what could be improved?
because you get to chat with different people
When would you choose to go to General Chat over Support Chat?
sometimes theres no need to as i dont need support nor to vent to others so i like a bit of a casual conversation.
chatting and conversing
Would you recommend General Chat to a friend?
yes i would
- If so, why? If not, what could be improved?
because you get to chat with different people
When would you choose to go to General Chat over Support Chat?
sometimes theres no need to as i dont need support nor to vent to others so i like a bit of a casual conversation.
Re: The role of support group moderators
I think sometimes that is the case, that the only response someone will get is from a mod. Loads of reasons for that, maybe users aren’t up to supporting, maybe they’re struggling to keep up. If the mods step back then people might not even get that one response, not placing any blame here at all by the way, chat is busy and with it being a support chat people tend to be in a shitty headspace anyway. And this is why I do feel keeping an element of mod support is important.
I don’t think people are on a mission to ignore other people, they’re trying their best. This is a bit of a worry for me with this new set up, that people will feel (emphasis on feel) ignored more. Doesn’t mean they are being ignored, but they might feel that way if no one responds at all.
I don’t think people are on a mission to ignore other people, they’re trying their best. This is a bit of a worry for me with this new set up, that people will feel (emphasis on feel) ignored more. Doesn’t mean they are being ignored, but they might feel that way if no one responds at all.
