Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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DJH
DJH
hey all -

i'm looking for your advice...we added CATEGORIES to depression not so long ago so that folks could get directly to the information that matters to them most. in addition to having a wonderful place for folks to just hang out, many of our members, especially new members, want answers to questions, and want to be able to quickly get to the topics that matter to them.

i'd like to expand the categories we have in depression so that they can better suit all of your needs. here's some ideas:

- Instead of TREATMENTS, break it up into ANTIDEPRESSANTS, THERAPY and possibly ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS

- Been thinking about some sort of "IN CRISIS" area for folks who need support and want to offer help. But I'm worried that it'll be alot of folks who need help...not as many folks who are there to help?

- Other ideas? What other topics are important enough to be set aside as a category?

doug
deleted_user
deleted_user
no of course they don't work. I think arch might have said something like this - but with all these categories wtf are you 'allowed' to talk about in general discussion? I think it was originally suggested to keep certain posts out of the way, because some depressed people have a problem with members having a laugh...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Maybe Ill post my opinion here. For those that want a fight over it, there is something called Private Message. Send your shit that way. I wont respond to any other of your fucking shit.


We only need 3 categories:

1. Crisis / Help Needed Now
This can be where people can ask & give help to those in bad / dark places

2. Inane Babbling
For those who want to babble about when they pop away from their computer to go have a piss or dump or chase the cat from the Christmas tree

3. General
All other topics of conversation
missoctober
missoctober
Doug, would it be possible for ALL the posts to show up in the list under the "Discussions" link, no matter what category they're in? If not, could we have a link for "Newest Posts" or something like that? That way people could browse all the posts if they want, or they could jump straight to a specific area.
deleted_user
deleted_user
LMFAO!
deleted_user
deleted_user
WHAT?! winny, isnt that why we put our pics up anyway?? so we can show other people who we are and what we are about???
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think and ignore/block button might make things a little more peaceful here!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Agreed 13blues, sounds like the most sensible options tbh
deleted_user
deleted_user
great idea 13blues
deleted_user
deleted_user
pics should be lockable yep. I'm not sure about the crisis area, feel like most of the time we are unable to help. If people are really in crisis can they not seek out their closer friends on ds privately rather then seeing mass attention from the board. Yup sometimes I have posted to get a general idea of everyones opinions on stuff and it's fine but I was never in a BIG suicidal crisis, I don't think I would come to forums for that then again that's just me. Option being there may do no harm?
deleted_user
deleted_user
i hate the categories, PERIOD. sorry...they just seem a jumbled mess and posts get lost. no one (hardly) looks in them.
heck, most of the time, sad to admit...i rarely go past the first page on the boards. :/
deleted_user
deleted_user
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firespinner
firespinner
i think a crisis are and a positive area would be great then people who want to get away from too heavy conversations can and people who really need to vent can too - this might make the boards a better place.
rubyblue
rubyblue
I haven't read all the replies, but I am a little bit worried about a 'crisis' area - what if most of the 'helper's' aren't online, or if they are overwhelmed by the amount of people in crisis? I don't particulary like the categories either, as there are no fun threads on the main boards anymore, and I think we REALLY need them, and if we are focused on one category, we will miss maybe some important things in other categories..... at least when everything was just on the main board, we could view all topics and respond - to those funny ones, to those in crisis, to those needing support, etc. I also think that most people focus on the main board, and the ones posting in the specific categories can end up being ignored?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree ruby
doctortyper
doctortyper
Doug, you've had a lot thrown at you with this thread. Can I be so bold as to suggest you select a few members to speak with one-on-one in PM. I know I'll get slammed for suggesting this and I'm not trying to single anyone in or out, but when you have so much thrown at you, it's hard to sort it all out! I think a lot of this boils down to the fact that we WANT to help those in need at any given time, we want to have fun as a release so to speak, and we want to have general discussions. Just my 1/2-cents worth.