Hi, and welcome to Psych Central! Chatting is good. In fact, we even have an entire forum for it called General Social Chat, so feel free to post any topics (unrelated to mental issues) there. Here's the link: http://forums.psychcentral.com/general-social-chat/.

Would you like to go into social groups and/or chat rooms? You are eligible to engage in those activities now that you have five or over approved posts.

Of course, friends can chat, too.