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The Friends Depression Support Forum |
We are looking for people who would like to join our little family, to support and be supported, not someone who will just post once or twice and disappear on us. "FRIENDS" members go out of their way to make each newbie feel comfortable and cherished. If you'd like to become a member, please read on. |
About Us |
Friends Depression Support "Because we care" |
WHAT WILL BE EXPECTED OF ME AS A MEMBER OF FRIENDS? Treat each other with respect, no personal attacks.If you have a problem with another poster, take it to email, and let me know about it so we can work things out before it gets out of hand. We joke around a lot and try to make each other smile, but depression is a serious and sometimes deadly disease. We use humor a lot as an outlet for frustrations, distraction,a type of therapy, and sometimes the humor may offend some. I apologize for that, but we are all individuals and what is funny to me may be offensive to you. We will try and post something in the topic area to indicate whether it might be "R" rated or not. If you are offended by this type of humor, just please avoid the ones with the "R". The more racy topics and humor will be kept off the main forum and posted with the suitable rating so we can all know what we should avoid if offended by such. We will all respect each others individuality ,the different senses of humor and try to make this a great community to belong to. You don't have to like everyone in this family, but you do have to treat them with respect . If you don't like a particular person try and work it out through email and if that fails, just avoid their threads. Agree to Disagree as they say. Occasionally, I will move a thread to a more appropriate forum. Occasionally I will edit a thread and place the R rating on it. This is not a personal condemnation or comment on your topic. All areas of discussions are welcome. We just have to be very careful where we put them . So if you see a thread apparently missing , it was probably just moved to a different forum. I'll do my best to email you about the change. However blatantly offensive posts will be deleted immediately and without notice. We take member's word that they are who they say they are. However, to preserve the safety of the members of the board, we do ask certain personal questions and also for some pertinent information.When you email me, you must have a verifiable ISP number, if you try using anonymiser, you'll be denied membership. Before getting access to the closed forums, you need to complete the contact form that will be sent to you. We would appreciate the prompt return of this information. All information received is kept strictly confidential and is for administrative use only. We use the information in emergencies or to send flowers, cards, etc. No one will be given your information without express consent from you. At the first indication of deception or misrepresentation, you will be banned from Friends. We base our forum on trust, love and caring. Please don't betray that. We are not like most support groups in that we try and meet each other whenever possible, snail mail each other, send little pick me ups to each other if and when we can. This group is a real family , and we'd love to have you be a part of it. |
Chat: We have regularly scheduled chats on Wednesday and Sundays evenings, 9pm EST. However, your welcome to use the chat whenever you want to talk with other members in real time. You can find the link to the chat room at the top of the main page at Friends |
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