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Old Sep 15, 2023, 04:34 PM
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I’m looking to join other sites as I no longer feel that welcome or supported on here anymore most of the time. I feel like I’ve been judged harshly by a lot of people on here.

I have a lot of issues & am a very sensitive person. I can’t deal with anymore stress & negativity in my life. It’s clear that some people are frustrated with me as well.

I’ll probably take a break from posting anywhere for awhile & focus on looking for work more. I’d appreciate any suggestions.

Idk if I’ll bother posting anything on here again or not.
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Old Sep 15, 2023, 05:16 PM
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Im sorry you couldnt find your people here.

Try googling "womens websites for support".
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Old Sep 15, 2023, 05:24 PM
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Reddit has some nice subreddits with good discussions
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Old Sep 15, 2023, 11:54 PM
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Reddit has some nice subreddits with good discussions
Thanks. I blocked DM’s though as I tend to attract psychos obviously.
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 05:35 AM
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Thanks. I blocked DM’s though as I tend to attract psychos obviously.
Really? No one ever DMs me. You might be on controversial subreddits?
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 06:30 AM
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I’m sorry you didn’t find the support you were hoping for. Honestly I’d be careful posting personal stuff on the internet generally especially if you are sensitive. In my experience this is one of the gentler places and it is moderated.

That said, maybe if there’s a particular concern you have (like autism say) there are sites specific to issues which have forums. Maybe worth a Google.
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 09:30 AM
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honestly, by best advice is to google exactly what you are looking for.

"PTSD forum", or " depression forum", or " women forum", or what ever.

did you know if you use the quotes it just matches those terms
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 01:29 PM
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maybe google "online mental health forum"? i'm sorry you don't feel safe here
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 02:21 PM
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I remember this website, there’s a free forum/volunteer listener service:

Free Online Therapist & Counseling | 7 Cups

Although I believe the therapy element is a paid service.
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 02:45 PM
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Reddit has some nice subreddits with good discussions
Jesyka, please be careful in the forums Divine mentioned. Some of the subreddits are VERY toxic.
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 09:13 PM
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Jesyka, please be careful in the forums Divine mentioned. Some of the subreddits are VERY toxic.
Well it’s given that you have to be careful everywhere and can run into toxic stuff pretty much anywhere. On Reddit, in church, on a street, in a store etc Solution is to not go to toxic places-online and irl. If you go and realize it’s toxic, just leave. I have zero toxic experiences on Reddit. I ran into some weird comments from strange people. But it’s no different from real life. We live among people.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 02:21 AM
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Then again, she might get the validaton she seeks in the AITA reddit. Thats kinda what she was asking here.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 10:48 AM
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Well it’s given that you have to be careful everywhere and can run into toxic stuff pretty much anywhere. On Reddit, in church, on a street, in a store etc Solution is to not go to toxic places-online and irl. If you go and realize it’s toxic, just leave. I have zero toxic experiences on Reddit. I ran into some weird comments from strange people. But it’s no different from real life. We live among people.
I feel that Divine nailed it. I hate to say this for myself - I have come across a lot of toxicity in practically every avenue in my life. The jobs, family, some online forums, and especially the neighbors at where I live. Unfortunately, wherever you go, whenever there are people involved, there will always be conflicts. That's just life.

I've had some rude replies on here a few times. What really hurt was I felt like I was trying to be helpful. Well, I guess I've been guilty of being like that myself, too. At this board, there doesn't seem to be the trolls like at other places I've been at. I don't know if this place filters them out or the trolls don't feel like coming on here.

Best to you Jesyka in finding a good place. My issue on here is there isn't nearly as much participation as it used to be and not as much support as I used to get. I've seen this happen at other boards. I feel like this is still a fairly nice place to come to.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 02:49 PM
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I hope your okay, jeskya

I admit I dn't post much here either, feel a bit unsafe and the ignored list acting the way it does, doesn't help me feel safe cause ignored list is a trigger
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 03:03 PM
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I’m sorry you didn’t find the support you were hoping for. Honestly I’d be careful posting personal stuff on the internet generally especially if you are sensitive. In my experience this is one of the gentler places and it is moderated.

That said, maybe if there’s a particular concern you have (like autism say) there are sites specific to issues which have forums. Maybe worth a Google.
Perhaps it’s better not to post anything that personall online period from now on. It seems like nothing good ever comes out of it from my owm personal experience usually.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 03:18 PM
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I feel that Divine nailed it. I hate to say this for myself - I have come across a lot of toxicity in practically every avenue in my life. The jobs, family, some online forums, and especially the neighbors at where I live. Unfortunately, wherever you go, whenever there are people involved, there will always be conflicts. That's just life.

I've had some rude replies on here a few times. What really hurt was I felt like I was trying to be helpful. Well, I guess I've been guilty of being like that myself, too. At this board, there doesn't seem to be the trolls like at other places I've been at. I don't know if this place filters them out or the trolls don't feel like coming on here.

Best to you Jesyka in finding a good place. My issue on here is there isn't nearly as much participation as it used to be and not as much support as I used to get. I've seen this happen at other boards. I feel like this is still a fairly nice place to come to.
Thanks. Sorry to hear about your bad experiences on here. I think that from now on it’s best to not talk about anything to personal online anymore.

Especially since people can usually get away with saying & doing whatever they want most of the time

Even though there are fewer trolls & mean people on here than there are in general, I do not appreciate being told that I’m delusional, irrational, irresponsible, or called other things like that for not agreeing with other people about things or for seeing things differently from other people.

Obviously I’ve made some mistakes in the past, but that doesn’t mean that I’m always irresponsible or irrational or that it’s somehow my fault that bad things keep happening to me.

I don’t appreciate the implications.

If by some chance I do come back here after taking a break, I probably won’t reveal anything to personal like I have in the past.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 03:20 PM
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Well it’s given that you have to be careful everywhere and can run into toxic stuff pretty much anywhere. On Reddit, in church, on a street, in a store etc Solution is to not go to toxic places-online and irl. If you go and realize it’s toxic, just leave. I have zero toxic experiences on Reddit. I ran into some weird comments from strange people. But it’s no different from real life. We live among people.
I’ll be super careful from now on. I have attracted way to many crazy people online. No more. I ignored the last few DM requests on reddit. I thought I blocked them. Weird.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 03:22 PM
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Jesyka, please be careful in the forums Divine mentioned. Some of the subreddits are VERY toxic.
It’s not just reddit, I need to ne careful online everywhere. There are a lot of crazy & weird people online.
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 03:34 PM
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I hope your okay, jeskya

I admit I dn't post much here either, feel a bit unsafe and the ignored list acting the way it does, doesn't help me feel safe cause ignored list is a trigger
Sorry to hear that you felt unsafe & triggered posting here too.
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