new and lonely

Hi everyone: I am getting better moving around the site and so far everyone has been great and I thank you. I just have one quick question. What do you do if you are having a really bad day and need to talk. I came on here last night and ended up helping someone else which is ok . I am just not sure of what to do if I need to talk . Does anyone have any ideas? any help would be greatly appreciate it
Thank you
Leora

welcome, im glad you found this place i hope it helps. in regards to talkin i couldnt get the chat thing to work myself, but im sure someon with the know how'll help you out. i think helpin others is also good for you.

Leora....if you ever find yourself in that situation again...just post on the board what your needs are..and most of the time there will b someone just waiting to talk and try to help someone out of a jam. If the conversation veers over to their needs. Be specific. It's alright..be honest. If they r not interested then wait for someone else to come along. Maybe one of the mods here can be a little more concise with helping you!

TGC

Nico..try downloading the Mozilla Firefox browser.( Just Google it!)The browser is more sophisticated...and quite a bit faster too.

TGC

Chat is a good place to start, Leora. If there's no one hanging around there that can give you the support you need, try posting in the forums, as Dottie suggested. Just let people know what you need and ask for either a reply or a PM.

Hi Leora and welcome to Psych Central.

If you find you want to chat, often if you go into the chat room and just wait for a while someone will show up to talk to you. People will see the "1" next to the chat menu and know someone is in there waiting.

You can also check "Who's Online" to see how many people are currently online, obviously at times of the day when there are more people online it is more likely that there is someone willing to chat. Sometimes you do have to wait a while until someone shows up.

Bear in mind that not all members are comfortable in chat, some don't like chat at all and others only when they are feeling up to it... so if you see a lot of people online and no one shows up in chat don't take it personally... it is not that they don't want to chat with you, just that they aren't up to chat at all at that time.

If it is really urgent you can also call a hotline. There is a list of resources on the homepage of this forum. If you ever feel like you are in danger of hurting yourself, calling one of the hotline numbers is more appropriate than chat or the forums, as stated in the guidelines in the depression forum.

But for times when you are not in any danger but do feel an urgent need to talk, hanging around in chat will usually attract someone.

If there are other people in chat, and you have something specific you want to talk about, don't be afraid to speak up and say you need some support. Sometimes someone will move into one of the private rooms with you. Other times just participating in the ongoing chat can be helpful and distract us, so don't be afraid to chime in on the current conversation either.