Post by Hercules on Nov 11, 2016 23:04:24 GMT
Welcome to Mental Health Matters - Online Talk Therapy Website...Please reply to this thread to introduce yourself and say hello.
There is a long story behind our url not matching our site title. Our founding members of our site met on another web site and for a short time this web site was considered temporary only. It is now a permanent home.
I Hercules will be your Administator. Forum rules are basically:
1) Be nice to other people. No baiting. No trolling.
2) No cursing (I assume this has a filter built in)
3) No discussion of traditonally taboo topics such as Abortion
Can't think of anything else
Have Fun and Welcome.
PS the following note is for guests reading this site and wondering if they should join. We are very friendly. Just make a post in this thread to introduce yourself.
Here is a welcome message from a senior member of the site with a couple of flow edits.
"What can I say...
I think for those of us with mental health issues, past or present, may like to
subscribe to a group such as this in order to communicate with like minded people...
Something not always possible in a family environment where a sympathetic ear might be nil.
Which in turn may compounds our issues further.
What's more our current membership have come from another place which was also a refuge
similar to this and were there for various periods of time therefore have experience in interacting with others
It is good that we have a place where we can exchange views on a regular basis... in order to off load.
In other words, I see this particular fellowship of ours as a talking treatment/therapy that goes someway
to alleviating anxiety/stress and indeed other mental health issues that may be relevant to each and everyone of us
at any point in time in our personal lives,
PS., And the good thing about coming here as opposed to a face to face fellowship, (if you use an alias/nickname)
you remain completely anonymous.. leaving you free to say exactly what you want without inhibition...
for fear of reprisal emanating from the world at large.
PPS., Furthermore we are not affiliated to any political or religious organisation
Nor is there any charge for engaging here.
So why do we operate here... simply to help others and in the process help ourselves.
That's not to say you can't make religious or political comment, for both can affect our lives
whether we want them to or not.
Our current members hail from Australia, China, Canada, the US., UK and South Africa...
and may be other locations besides for not everyone discloses their particular country
nor should they if they don't wish to.
You are most welcome to join us here."
There is a long story behind our url not matching our site title. Our founding members of our site met on another web site and for a short time this web site was considered temporary only. It is now a permanent home.
I Hercules will be your Administator. Forum rules are basically:
1) Be nice to other people. No baiting. No trolling.
2) No cursing (I assume this has a filter built in)
3) No discussion of traditonally taboo topics such as Abortion
Can't think of anything else
Have Fun and Welcome.
PS the following note is for guests reading this site and wondering if they should join. We are very friendly. Just make a post in this thread to introduce yourself.
Here is a welcome message from a senior member of the site with a couple of flow edits.
"What can I say...
I think for those of us with mental health issues, past or present, may like to
subscribe to a group such as this in order to communicate with like minded people...
Something not always possible in a family environment where a sympathetic ear might be nil.
Which in turn may compounds our issues further.
What's more our current membership have come from another place which was also a refuge
similar to this and were there for various periods of time therefore have experience in interacting with others
It is good that we have a place where we can exchange views on a regular basis... in order to off load.
In other words, I see this particular fellowship of ours as a talking treatment/therapy that goes someway
to alleviating anxiety/stress and indeed other mental health issues that may be relevant to each and everyone of us
at any point in time in our personal lives,
PS., And the good thing about coming here as opposed to a face to face fellowship, (if you use an alias/nickname)
you remain completely anonymous.. leaving you free to say exactly what you want without inhibition...
for fear of reprisal emanating from the world at large.
PPS., Furthermore we are not affiliated to any political or religious organisation
Nor is there any charge for engaging here.
So why do we operate here... simply to help others and in the process help ourselves.
That's not to say you can't make religious or political comment, for both can affect our lives
whether we want them to or not.
Our current members hail from Australia, China, Canada, the US., UK and South Africa...
and may be other locations besides for not everyone discloses their particular country
nor should they if they don't wish to.
You are most welcome to join us here."
