Solace Offerings Thread
06-17-2016, 02:12 AM
Hey folks
I know quite a few people on this forum going through some rough shit of late, and we have FTFO+2am despairlogs for people to vent their frustrations. Screaming into the void is good and useful! but! if you're like me you may prefer one-on-one conversations, either because they can lend a fresh perspective or help you unpack your feelings on an issue.
If you're even more like me, you may feel bad striking up conversations where the subject matter is how sad/stressed/overwhelmed you are, because who'd want to bother people with negativity, right?
In spite of those misgivings, talking to people is really good! Support networks are great! Taking care of each other is cool and good! I acknowledge that a lot of people are dealing with shitty situations that can't be fixed by some nerds on the internet, but we should help each other out where we can.
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If you post in this thread, let everyone know if you're Offering or Seeking. Feel free to edit your posts to update your status at any time!
Offering help
Seeking help
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If anybody wants to link free/low-cost hotlines and other services, they'd also be great here! Our diverse geography might reduce their effectiveness, but if they help one person in a shitty place then I figure they were worth posting.
I know quite a few people on this forum going through some rough shit of late, and we have FTFO+2am despairlogs for people to vent their frustrations. Screaming into the void is good and useful! but! if you're like me you may prefer one-on-one conversations, either because they can lend a fresh perspective or help you unpack your feelings on an issue.
If you're even more like me, you may feel bad striking up conversations where the subject matter is how sad/stressed/overwhelmed you are, because who'd want to bother people with negativity, right?
In spite of those misgivings, talking to people is really good! Support networks are great! Taking care of each other is cool and good! I acknowledge that a lot of people are dealing with shitty situations that can't be fixed by some nerds on the internet, but we should help each other out where we can.
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If you post in this thread, let everyone know if you're Offering or Seeking. Feel free to edit your posts to update your status at any time!
Offering help - Let folks know what mediums you prefer! (Forum PMs, Discord, IRC) Time zones and estimates of general availability are decent too.
- If you've got relevant experience with Shitty Life Things (depression/mental health problems, bad family situations, moving out, jobhunting, grad school, being a Creative, anything else you care to mention)
- Are you a Constructive Advice type or a Sympathetic Ear? I'd like the thread to cater to both, but this'd help Seeking folks to find the right person to talk to (provided we get enough people Offering).
Seeking help - Preferred mediums, timezones, general availability. If your situation is urgent, ask on IRC or Discord directly (if you can't for whatever reason use IRL services.)
- What you'd like to talk to someone about (as much as you feel comfortable sharing. If not, PM someone suitable Offering Help directly)
- Whether you want advice/suggestions/a second opinion on your situation+options, or just need to vent
- Come back and edit your post if you managed to chat, so we're not kept worrying about you!
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If anybody wants to link free/low-cost hotlines and other services, they'd also be great here! Our diverse geography might reduce their effectiveness, but if they help one person in a shitty place then I figure they were worth posting.
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clouds is shaky love | broke as hell but i got a bunch of ringtones
eyes blood red bruise aubergine | Sue took something now Sue doesn't sleep | saint average, day in the life of
woke up in the noon smelling doom and death | out the house, great outdoors
staying warm in arctic blizzard | that's my battle 'til I get inanimate | still up in the same clothes living like a gameshow