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talking to others
Hey everyone!
As you have probably seen from my last post, I have been questioning my sexuality lately. I'm still not sure what I am, but i'm 99% sure i'm into girls, and not sure about guys anymore. I really enjoy talking to others that are going through the same things and that can relate to me - i join into groupchats on eheadspace but they are only once a week. I do really value this forum, but it's hard to have proper conversations as it's not like instant messaging. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any services or even accounts on social media that provide a place to talk to others? Sorry if that was confusing haha.
Thank you! ❤️
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Hi @Mango_Dove
Thank you for your post! I'm also not too certain of other anonymous forums that offer direct one-on-one chats but I agree with @Sophia-RO in that another counsellor may be useful for you!
I hope though that our forums can also be a valuable space for you to get some advice or just a space for you to vent and get some emotions out.
How was your weekend? ❤️
Hi @ayrc_1904
My weekend has been pretty good, i've been preparing for my formal - what about you? And yes, I really value these forums, I don't know what I would do without them tbh ahaha
Hey @Mango_Dove
I'm so glad to hear that! Ooo that's great that you can have formal! Are you excited for it?
Aww I am so happy to know that these forums are something that's so valuable to you. We're all so glad that you find some comfort here 💟
I'm doing pretty good! Thanks for asking! I've just been getting through assignments slowly but I'm on midsem break now - (kinda more stuvac since there's a lot due right when we're back), but I'm working on allowing myself more breaks since I can't work the best anyway if my mind and body are tired! Self-care is also so important.
How has your week been?
Hey @ayrc_1904
I had my formal on saturday and it was so fun! Good luck with all of your assignments! I just had my COVID vaccine and am not feeling too well, but apart from that I've been pretty good 😄
Aww that's so lovely to hear @Mango_Dove !! I'm so glad that you were able to have a fun night! And thank you 🥰
I got mine too! Yea it makes you feel kinda meh at first but all for the best at the end of the day! Gotta keep yourself and everyone safe 😊
How's this week been?
HI @Mango_Dove
Hope you are having a good week so far, thank you for being part of our community. You're correct that ReachOut isn't instant with the types of conversations you can hold on here. However, I have seen plenty of posts go on for a hundred replies so it is possible to get into more meaningful chats on here, although it may not be the fastest. I'm personally not too aware of any services that are more directly chat-based, however, something you can do is turn on your ReachOut notifications if you haven't already to get notified when someone replies so you can jump in and get back to them.
Hi @Anzelmo,
thank you! that's a good idea about turning on my notifications, I may try that 🙂
I think there are ways to just subscribe to the stuff you've interacted with so you don't get spammed with notifications. They should also send you an email when something new pops up I think.
Hi @Mango_Dove , I am glad to hear that you find talking with others on the forum to be helpful! It's also really great that you feel comfortable reaching out to others for suppport ❤️. I can understand your desire to talk one-on-one with others, although it can be a bit tricky on anonymous forums. I am not entirely sure of other services that offer this, so I am hoping some other community members will jump in shortly to offer some advice. Talking with counsellors one-on-one might also be something that you find to be helpful, have you spoken with counsellors on the headspace webchat before?
Hi @Sophia-RO ,
Thank you for your reply! I've talked to an online counsellor before, but not specifically on reachout, I may give that a go! 🙂
Hey @Mango_Dove, thanks for sharing. Did you find talking to the online counsellor helpful? Just to clarify, I believe Sophia was referring to the online counsellors at Headspace which offer telephone counselling and webchat. If you do give it a go, feel free to chat about it here if you like
Hi @Taylor-RO,
I actually found the online counsellor extremely helpful, 100% recommend. The one I spoke to was on QLife. I'll let you know if I talk to anymore and how it goes!
Hi @Mango_Dove it's so great that you had such a positive experience. It's amazing how much a productive conversation can work wonders. Please do keep us in the loop and let us know how it all goes.