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Discussion boards upgrade!
Hey all, We wanted to let you know that the Discussion Boards will be undergoing an upgrade on Thursday (20th) afternoon 2-3pm. You'll still be able to access the boards, but you may notice some changes to the layout and overall appearance of the boards. This update is designed to make the Discussion boards easier to…
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📆 Weekly Schedule w/c 17.11.25
Hey there folks, Here is this week's schedule which outlines all the different support activities we've got on this week. We'll aim to post these schedules every Monday. Disclaimer: These are also subject to change based on mod and supervisor availability. If we make any changes, this post will be updated ASAP. Note: To…
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When shall we host a Quiz during the Chat Break?
Hey folks, So we will be having a Chat Break from Monday 24th - Sunday 30th November which means there will be no Support Chats, General Chats, or Support Circles during this time. For more information on this chat break, click here. However @River has very kindly offered to run a quiz for us during that week, but we just…
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Support Circle Sign Up (CURRENTLY CLOSED)
Edit: Support Circle Signs Ups are currently closed as we'll be having a chat break from Monday 24th November - Sunday 30th November. For more information on the chat break click here. Would you like support from a small, structured group online? Do you like being there for others and hearing their stories? Well, we might…
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Group Chat Break | November 24th-30th
Hey Community, We have an upcoming Chat Break this November. If you don't know what a group chat break is, click the spoiler below. When is the next break? Our next break will be from Monday 24th November - Sunday 30th November. The usual group chat schedule will resume as normal on Monday 1st December. Will there be a…
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New Community Points System
Hey everyone, we’ve put this points system together which has been approved by our Community Connectors team to make things clearer and fairer for everyone who uses our Community. This is something we have done before, and it worked really well to make sure everyone stays within our Community Guidelines. This is about…
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How did you find our Community?
Hey everyone! We're curious - how did you find our Community? Was it through a friend, social media, a search, maybe another support service, or something else? Feel free to share down below! Your answer could help others find their way here too.
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Community Case Studies: Share Your Experience
Hey Community, We're looking for community members who would like to share their experience of using the online community (Discussion Boards and/or Group Chats) and how it's helped you in your life. These will be turned into anonymous case studies and could be used on our website, on social media to help support other…
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Updated Community Guidelines (Please read!)
Welcome to The Mix’s Online Community. Whether you’re looking for support or just somewhere to hang out and talk to others, our online community is a safe and welcoming place. We have new, updated community guidelines that we ask everyone to follow while using our community spaces on the Discussion Boards, Support Groups…
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🛡️ Our new Confidentiality Policy (explained)
Greetings, weary travellers. 🧙♂️ This will be an info-packed post, so grab a drink and put some music on or something before settling in to read. It's information you do need to know! Before I get into it, some background context about The Mix's merger with MHI. A side-effect of this merger is that The Mix and Shout are…
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Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 17.11.25
This is a space to chat or vent about whatever might be on your mind right now, nothing is too big or small! Every Monday morning we will close the thread and start a new one so we have a fresh one each week. If you'd like to check out this week's triggering stuff edition thread, click here.
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Count To 20,000
Seeing as we finally managed to reach 10,000 after nearly 8 and a half years, I wanted to see how long it would take to reach 20,000.
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Work meeting- carrying on/probation in question??
Hi. So ive got a meeting with the service manager tomorrow and my manager if I want him there. Its to see how im finding things, and whether I feel being at the workplace is the right environment for me and whether i can do the role, as its causing me a lot of stress and anxiety! The thing is I had good shifts, but we…
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Breakup
Sure it is going to be a long story but we met in work we was always together during a few weeks together I met his family we went to Poole and on the same night my families home caught on fire and I was living in hotels constantly moving around had belongings in bags and he was always with me whether that was at his the…
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Caregiver to a little (age regression) (TW)
So I have a friend who age regresses and she has a tricky background and when she is little she will often call me “mummy” I’m okay with her calling me that because I know she trusts me and I’m her safe person but sometimes I feel like it goes to far a bit. She often tells me that she needs “smack smacks” which is a big…
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I started sketching!
Hey there - I gave sketching/drawing a try for the first time yesterday (using a reference for guidance) and thought it would be fun to share my results here. It turned out to be really therapeutic and I definitely want to draw more in the future. I'm still a beginner so there's plenty of room for improvement but I'm…
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TW- mention of passing. (Deaths)
This year I know Christmas is going to be challenging. It's my first year without my fiancé, my brother, and my friend. My brother and friend used to live here with me due to issues, I let them live in my home so they had some place warm to stay. So not having them around has already been a bit difficult but not having…
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Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? (Triggering stuff edition) w/c 17.11.25
This is a space to chat or vent about things which you think may be more triggering for the Community but still want to get off your chest. Every Monday morning we will close the thread and start a new one so we have a fresh one each week. If you'd like to check out this week's venting thread that isn't triggering, click…
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What Wintery Film / Show Should we Watch on Sat 29th Nov
Hey everyone, help us decide what film you'd like to watch together on the 29th November next Saturday 2-4pm! The Watch Party will take place via Chatwee - everyone is welcome, new comers and old-time members!
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Thursdays
I'm normally with mum Thursdays n I sed 'I don't need support today, ur my support' she replied with 'I hope I'm more than tht' Was tht a bad thing to say,? daily support is to much wen u notice things nd they points core or they say 'yh well this thing hpnd' if u raise concerns. No word on the move :(
