What's up hubski, because of the massive reddit exodus has caused the population of this community to increase and since I'm new here, I was wondering how you guys would think about a tag relating to mental health problems in general. Just like a chill place where we can just be honest with each other without judgement. A lot of people suffer from problems with mental health, and a lot of people might just be a little too scared of judgement or too ashamed to talk about it; I know I feel subhuman for having depression and social anxiety. Talking to people with similar experiences can really help, I've found, and people who have gone through it and made it can share some valuable insight to help.
I'm currently going through depression and anxiety, exacerbated by marijuana, and although I am going to get treatment, I feel like a small community like the one I hope to create can be a good stepping off point for those who are too scared to get help, like I was for years, or maybe think they have a mental health problem but are not sure, also like me (I am not in anyway suggesting that we should be pseudo-psychiatrists, I am suggesting instead that we can encourage those who are unsure to seek help). I know there are a lot of communities out there on reddit and the like, but they are just too big for everyone to be addressed. So what do you guys think? I don't want to start posting to a random tag that no one will use. And to be honest I just wanted to use a popular tag to sort of advertise.
Hmm. I think as long as people focus on healthy, thoughtful discussions, it wouldn't be a bad deal. I've seen way too many times though, that in situations where people that get together to talk about mental health over long periods of time, that the conversations eventually devolve into pity parties at best and positive feedback loops and enablement at worse. In short . . . support = good enabling = bad
You have a point. I was thinking a community where people can just vent, but it will be difficult to stop enabling. There seems to be a thin line between support and feedback loop and the best we could to keep people from crossing it is to tell people to tread carefully.
While I like the idea, I will say that I don't think hubski is the best forum for it. I use /r/depression to vent and to support others, but I don't know if it is actually productive. It is similar to me sharing a page of my diary or reading someone else's and encouraging them. I don't know if hubski's smaller community and focus on discussion is the best place, since most of the time I'm on /r/depression it's not to discuss but to vent and hear about other people who feel similar. Either way, might as well go for it! Although would it just be one #mentalhealth tag? or would you eventually want to use more specific tags?
Hey, best advice I can give you for doing this on Hubski: Just do it. Start a personal tag if you want, or a public tag, or talk about it on Pubski, or make self-posts tagged #tellhubski or post with #showhubski if you've got something you want the 'Ski to see. There's a place for everyone here, on all sides and extremes of the mental health spectrum. Be active and involved in whatever you find interesting around here, and the reciprocating magic of Hubski will do its thing.
I'd be all for this as I have bouts of depression but as others have said, it's best to not make it an echo chamber, we want to be supportive, but not to the point that if someone is having a serious issue, we just rub their back and tell them everything is fine
I like it. I have an eating disorder, and I think it would be nice to have thoughtful discussion about mental health. However, I don't know how it work on Hubski, but this website is so good at having quality conversation that I think it's worth a try.