welcome back, everyoffyou. for my psycho nickel, spikes and valleys are as natural for support groups as anything else in life. yup, activity is a fraction of what it was this time last year, but there is a sincere core still actively supporting one another through the ups and downs of living with mental illness. in some ways i find the calmer sincerity more helpful than the chaos of peak activity.

@arfie. I agree, But I have a question: The company that owns this websiteb I'm surprised they haven't shut it down yet. If there let's say only about 30 active users each month, how would they even make money from it? Typically, these websites generate revenue through user data and advertisements, but with such low activity, I can't see how they'd make a profit from a site like this,

Do you think they’re keeping this website alive to preserve its history?

Honestly, just looking at this website is kind of sad it feels like a lost time. Makes me wonder if some of these people are even still alive, how they’re doing now. Almost gives the same feeling as Myspace.

It’s dailystrength.org aka non profit

malibumark, That's pretty cool,

That now makes sense

I honestly mainly journal here as I was here long before and it was active and supportive. Now I barely get anything but journaling from it.

Joined in 2007. Lot of changes since. But honestly since then I’ve had a lot of changes myself too, and maybe what I have needed or wanted is quite different. I don’t necessarily think that’s a negative. So I suppose it’s a the whole accept and adapt or don’t idea.

I'm just thankful that the site is still around. I jointed shortly
after all the changes to the site. And lots of people left. The people
that are here have been very friendly and helpful to me.

Hopefully this web site will not close just because some people want it to or think it should.

Just curious about those who don't believe in DS. Of course these day's it is all about FB. So just chose your favorite or maybe just do both. +)

Hello EveryOffYou,

Don't know what your screenname was before..... but welcome back! Hope you stay around this time :)

Yes, as stated above, it's a non profit website.

People seem to come and go... but there's still some long time people on here.

I like this site and it's user-face. I'm not planning to leave :)

Stick around and post! We're only as good as the people who do post ::grin::

I agree, Carlyj1202. When I said I was surprised this website hasn't disappeared yet, I meant because of the economics of running websites like these. When they don’t become profitable, things can get tricky for social media platforms. But I recently found out that it's non-profit. Websites like these should be preserved.

GirlinCalif, yeah, it was years ago and I don't even remember my username anymore lol. But nice to meet you

Since I joined I’ve made some really kind dailystrength friends along my healing journey. It’s been useful as we share and contribute with our own thoughts.

Welcome, Every! I have been on DS several times. I take a break sometimes when I tell myself stop doing "social media." When I first joined, probably 2012-2013, there were several really good estranged parent groups on here. After the big change, they went to their own website which is also now dead. Everyone is on FB now but FB is often negative. Those who are left are very kind and care about others. I do notice some people come and post about their issue, get some good help, and then never come back. I call those the "takers" and maybe that is all they need. Then there are the people who are still on this site and I call them the givers. Keep posting on different journals of people you make as. your friends and also on any groups. Just respond and give care. That will help things grow on here.

Been here several different times, starting way back before the big platform change, when DS was much more active and easier to engage with others. Now it's kinda hit and miss if you're lucky enough to find a topic discussion that hits home, or better yet a friendship. Good luck to you!