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user-inactivated · 3227 days ago · link · · parent · post: Hey hubski, I want to start a community on this website that will help those suffering from mental health problems, what do you guys think?
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.