Mental Illness Awareness and Support Thread

[bluecat*dancing]

Let;s see how we go.

[azureline**]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-25/beyond-blue-taking-mental-health-message-on-the/5281510

[izabsmiling]

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@purple_haize wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

With all due respect, wouldn't you have more privacy if you started up a group over on Groups?

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thanks Icy, we are thinking about it.

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by pm ? 

[chuk_77]

groups are not always the best thing. How would people feel being denied access? What if people let their guard down and things ended up on CS? What if you let the wrong people in?

Just things to consider in a group

Also lifeline is  not always the best thing. Trust me 

[izabsmiling]

all the best with this thread and/or the private group then 

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

If there is a group set up, I would like to join it- if it helps those who have painful stories, or want to feel supported by those who can.

How does someone set a group up?

[*pepe]

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@darksideofthemoon wrote:

Might have to be done eh?  We can always run a 'little thread' here to alert others. 

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even in a closed group its still best for people to keep in mind nothing on the internet is ever totally private, we have all seen copy and pastes from forums and private emails posted on here in the past.

i'm not trying to be a negative nelly, just being realistic.

[chuk_77]

umm thats what I just said?

what about the rest of my post?

A few of you were continually asking blue to start this thread, now she finally took a deep breathe and did it (for you lot) you are saying it should be a group thing? Way to go slapping blue in the face. There was a thread where she said she wasnt sure about doing it, perhaps you should have just started a group in the first place.

Good on you blue taking the step

[soul_art]

My 2 cents worth.....

if the aim is to bring about openess and awareness then it needs to be here not in a group setting.  Groups have there own problems like feeding of each other, enabling each other etc but being an open discussion means others with different ideas may see things that can be of help.

If it's a privacy issue then the only way to ensure confidentiality is to talk with a professional.

There are always going to be problems with such a thread but hopefully this will not stop those who want to participate.

[chuk_77]

who is we?

[izabsmiling]

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@chuk_77 wrote:

who is we?

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I don't know but ..It rules out my interest .