I've been thinking about this for awhile; so many of us are isolated, lonely, and have difficulty making friends because "healthy" people don't understand our illness. Wouldn't it be great to if there was a way for mentally ill individuals to find each other online and build friendships? Psych Central is awesome, and I've met a lot of people here; wouldn't it be cool to take things one step further via a social networking site?

I would like to create a space where people can reach out, find other mentally ill people, and get to know each other. A place where people with MI could connect with each other, be that through simple messaging, or even video chatting. Whatever individuals feel comfortable with.

I was thinking of starting a facebook page for this purpose. People could contribute to the page, add interesting people as facebook friends, and in time, develop real friendships with these people. Would any of you be interested in joining if I made such a page?

Also, if I should go through with it, what should I call it? I don't think that it should have anything mental-health related in the name, so that people don't have to worry about their facebook friends finding out about their illness through the fact that they liked the page.