Mental Health Thread • Page 488

Edit: Actually, no, you know what, I’m not going to just be that dismissive in a thread like this.

Look, I think pretty much every person who posts in here has been very respectful of each other and focuses solely on the title of the thread. If you’re posting in here, it’s typically not because you’re at the top of your game personally. People come here looking for support and advice and that is - from what I’ve seen - the exact response you’ll get. If you’re coming in hot - dialed in at 11 - and you’re combative, looking for a fight, and bringing up your politics, whining that you don’t get to say right leaning, controversial shit that makes people uncomfortable then…maybe take a look at the title of the thread, then take a look in the mirror, and start over.

I was around on the ap.net days and remember how bad things could get there. I understand there are those out there who still feel that way about Chorus. I also still believe there is room for growth, always. I prefer to refrain from arguing with anyone on Chorus because it’s terrible for my own mental health. I quit posting anything on any of my socials for the same reason. I just also don’t feel comfortable remaining silent when it seems like, as of late for some reason, there are accounts popping up with either the intention to troll, argue, or be deliberately obtuse, and they seem to be navigating here, which feels especially frustrating when the thread is the damned Mental Health thread. I don’t think @Albe is intentionally here just to rile everyone up. I think this person has been posting in enough threads to actively want to spend time on this site and just so happens to have political views that are adverse to most here. Do I think they’ve maybe done a poor job engaging? Yeah. Do I think there’s room and potential for them to grow and learn? Yes. Will they? That’s up to them, but coming to this thread and pushing buttons and then pointing the finger at those who are just in here to be supportive and share their struggles after they’ve had enough is disingenuous and deserving of being called out.

 

For context this is the post referenced here. It was a joke play on words. Not ableism.

 

A safe space requires unsafe posts to be removed.

 

I can’t sleep. I got myself thinking about stuff I’m trying to forget. My heart hurts. I wish I had someone I could fall asleep next to and wake up next to them the next day. I hate being alone. I hate not having anyone to talk to. I hate how all of this is a familiar feeling.