Healthline acquires Psych Central

I agree. There's no need to apologize, Liz, and yes, what you've shared about may help mistakes from being repeated in the future.

Beth, I like your optimism. While I don't know really anything about about Healthline or what the future will bring, I do share your hopeful perspective.

sorry this happened to you.

I have been on sites that have gone that way too

quite a few actually

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Regardless of whatever happens with the Psych Central Forums, please know that there'll always be online mental health communities available, even if this one isn't here in the future. I don't know what the future holds, but I'll do my best to keep you informed as things happen...

I will be here for at least a year, and even if my relationship with Healthline ends, I may well stick around. The community means as much to me as it does to you and I want to ensure it has a safe and fruitful future!

Best,
DocJohn

Doc John, my initial reaction came from a place of fear. I was remiss in not thanking you for creating and supporting PC. Thank you!

I only found out about this now. Lots of reason to be hopeful, I am sure the community will be around for a long time yet! My thanks to Doc John for the effort and work that has gone into the place since day one.

Thanks Doc John!!!

Thanks so much for everything you’ve done to make this forum a success, Doc John. I for one will miss your comforting presence. Best wishes for whatever comes next in your life.

Just saw this now. I hope they keep the forums and keep them safe.
Thanks for building PC and for the many many years of service Doc John.

I am going to nominate Doc John for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Totally serious. He has earned it. Creating something that allows me, in Oregon, to support someone in Jakarta who is struggling at 3 in the morning? Beyond brilliant. What a gift for us.

I kind of feel abandon by you.

hey doc,
Thanks for all your years of giving to us, its been a great ride.
Chat is worried and I hope someone stops in from healthline and touches base to let the chatters know whats coming.
You have always believed in me and let me be part of this with you. Thank you!!
Warmest regards, Tams

My therapist has suddenly left for a long term break. And now I read this forum has been bought by a private corporation 😕 it is sure they'll create more stupid rules that will kill the unique spirit of this place! There are going to be many more people - more trolls, more arguments... It will get as fake as 7 cups which is a joke

I think some of us are a little bit nervous & we're scaring each other? I believe that
Doc John & the other volunteers have been so wonderful! Look at all that we have here! It's beautiful! And why would somebody want to buy it if they didn't like it?

Much love to all

I too am a little nervous.

I would like to thank Doc John and the admins and mods for the wonderful job they have done here for so long

This site means a lot to me as a single person who speaks only to her dog most days, especially since COVID started. I hope that Healthline will continue to maintain the forums.

Change can be uncomfortable. Change often lays the ground work for growth.
I hope everyone prospers from this change.

Quite Disappointed Noone From Healthline Has Messaged Us.

It is just etiquette, if nothing else. My parents would consider this rude.

Hugs!

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Originally Posted by bpcyclist Quite Disappointed Noone From Healthline Has Messaged Us. It is just etiquette, if nothing else. My parents would consider this rude. Hugs!

I agree. For such a tightly-knit community we deserve better.

I really hope pc forum stays. This has been my safe haven to come to since 2005. I really love how supportive everyone has been.

I'm sorry if I or someone said something to suggest that Healthline would immediately come onto the forums and start this process immediately. That's not going to happen. They purchased the entire Psych Central site, which includes over 40,000 pieces of content, hundreds of blogs, and dozens of different content sections. They are a large company but Psych Central is also a very large, complex site. It will take them a few months to sort out everything and decide exactly how to proceed with the community. As I said in the first post:

So I'm setting the expectation here that "over time" means months, not days or weeks. Sorry for the confusion. Until then, everything here will continue to run as normally. I'll let you know if anything changes with that.

Best,
DocJohn

Thank you for everything, Doc John!!

I very much appreciate that clarification. Thanks, Doc john!

Thanks for the clarification, DocJohn.

I am happy you are sticking around DocJohn.

Thank you so much, DocJohn!!