[darkrunner]

Yeah, I get what you're saying, and that is YOUR opinion, which no one has called 'rubbish' just because it differs from THEIR opinion.

No big deal, just a bit surprised by the unnecessary snarkiness, is all.

[sugahorse1]

Thanks Amanda. I think I'm making a good few friends on PC, and with people in different time zones, I'm sure to be able to find someone online at pretty much any given time.

And I agree with Pegs - my issue is; what if it is 2AM in your country and you just need someone to tide you over until the morning to contact your pdoc/T? When things aren't serious enough for you to go to the ER, but you really need some support.

[DocJohn]

Click on "QuickLinks" in the blue navbar, or hover over the "Forums" option in the main navbar and then choose "Who's Online." There you'll find a list of members who have been active or online in the community in the past 20-30 minutes.

PM one or two of those people to connect with them (via PM) if you can't use the chat rooms.

There's no reason to believe that, if we created a forum, anyone who was online would be constantly checking that forum every few minutes to see if someone has posted to that one forum.

DocJohn

[KathyM]

Hi Sugahorse

I know how it feels to be in a crisis situation and have no one available. It tends to elevate the crisis. Professional help isn't always necessary - just connecting with another person helps. For the most part, everyone here understands "non-critical" crises.

Would it help to have a "Sleepless" thread in a general forum like the Social Forum? It doesn't have to be all about crisis situations - that would be too depressing, lol. It could be about that and/or whatever is on your mind at the time. As long as you're not overly dramatic about suicide ideation, it wouldn't be too stressful for the participants - if you're posting, it shows you have a desire to live. Then again, you might want to talk about something else in that thread, i.e., how good it feels to put your toes in the sand, etc. - but you'll be talking with people who understand.

In the meantime, post whatever/whenever/wherever you feel is necessary. Patience is a necessary skill in life, even in today's "gotta have it now" world. Consider it a workout - but don't pull your hair out waiting for a response. Then you'd have to go over to the Knitters thread in the Social Forum and ask them to make you a hat.

Just an idea

[Perna]

If I were having a hard time and wanted to talk to someone on PC, I wouldn't want to talk to just "anyone", I'd want a PC friend, someone I sort of knew to talk to so would look at who's online and PM one/some of those people I knew. If I were new or someone new approached me in crisis, I don't know that it would work very well as we don't know one another and I wouldn't be familiar with that person's situation, options, etc. to be very effective with comfort or active listening.