Hey team,
As a supportive and collective community, I want to properly place entries into their respective categories. With that being said, I’ve noticed several entries lately that are not looking for help, not expressing what they need, and ultimately coming across as more of a journal entry than an actual “hi, I’m looking for support - here’s what I’m needing” and falling into a different category all together.
Because sometimes we aren’t looking for advice or guidance or anything really in particular to address, but rather a safe place to share/express/let go of our internal world without judgement, criticism, or comment from anyone else.
Enter: “Scream Into The Void”
How this will work:
- You share your mind/thoughts/feelings into the “Scream Into The Void” category tab
- Good stuff, exhausting stuff, sad stuff, uncertain stuff - let it out
- If someone posts in there - YOU DO NOT COMMENT ON IT *how is it a void if the void talks back?*
- If you read the entire post, you can “like” the post but that is it
- Furthermore, you do NOT DM someone after they post and ask them if they are okay, if they want to talk, etc. or post/comment about this elsewhere online *if I know this is happening, I will be very strict in my policy on removing access
- Respect others boundaries - if they are posting in this category, then we know as a group how to support (by simply doing nothing)
Undestood? Excellent.
If you ARE looking for support, advice, validation, or encouragement - then you need to post about what’s going on or what you’re struggling with and what you’re looking for in terms of feedback (it’s okay if you don’t know, but please specify that). Help yourself by guiding others to help you. Again, it’s okay if you don’t know what you need or what that looks like, but I’m sure we all know the big difference between asking for help and screaming into the void.
As always, we will be respectful, considerate, and supportive. Thanks for your understanding.