suggestion .... something that may be very useful instead of hanging out waiting for people to enter emotional support for emotional support. ...at the top of the forum page is a tab called chat. by scrolling onto this then clicking who is in chat you can see whether someone is in the emotional support room. then people can pop in and ask if anyone that is in there actually needs immediate emotional support. if no one says yes and details their problem then exit the Emotional Support...

this way Emotional Support doesnt get bogged down with people sitting around waiting for someone to need emotional support.

another suggestion.....I rarely use the chat rooms but have been known to check who is in chat and then pm someone that I know who appears in the emotional chat room listing to check on them and see if there is anything I can do to help them through pm'ing, maybe people wishing to be available for emotional support of others can check the who's in chat feature for the Emotional Support room then pm those that they may know to let them know they are available at that moment. this too may cut down on people just sitting around emotional chat room chit chatting while waiting for someone to enter that may need immediate emotional support. this works out great for those that I know and want to offer emotional support to, without all the hassles of chat room activity that could detract from my friends needs.