Hello, I've been reading through the 'Personal Support' part of the forum and had an idea. Maybe a group of 'decent' people who are always happy to help people with problems. So I thought, maybe if there were enough people willing to do this, maybe have a stickied thread giving information on these people who are willing to help others.
Along with this thread there could be a list of people you could pm and maybe ask if you could speak to them using a phone when ever they are in need of a chat with someone understanding and not just going to be an idiot to them.
Maybe even be willing to give the person seeking help their mobile phone numbers so they can talk, because I know when a problem is shared, a problem is halved, but sometimes you cant be on msn or here sending pm's to each other to talk.
However these people would have to be seriously willing to help, and possibly create a new rank for them such as "Helpful Person" or something along those lines to show they are here to help, I understand that people will bring up the idea of "Having a life outside of the internet" but this would be only for the most devoted people to help.
I'm not looking to be flamed at for bringing this idea up, so if you don't agree with this idea then please could you just keep it calm and list why you think this may not work.
I would also volunteer to do this in the uk, maybe we could get a list of who is interested to do this in their countries before making a sure list.
Cheers
Driz.
There has been some confusion with what I mean by this. All that i am proposing is to be a friend with someone to speak to them and get them to talk up with what problems they could have, like a pen-pal as if you would think of it that way. I am aware that a specialist is where you should go if you need to get help with a problem and I completely agree with this idea, i proposed this idea just to start the idea of having a few people in sythe who are willing to be friends with lonely people who are looking for a kind friend to get them on the right route to becoming happy again.
Along with this thread there could be a list of people you could pm and maybe ask if you could speak to them using a phone when ever they are in need of a chat with someone understanding and not just going to be an idiot to them.
Maybe even be willing to give the person seeking help their mobile phone numbers so they can talk, because I know when a problem is shared, a problem is halved, but sometimes you cant be on msn or here sending pm's to each other to talk.
However these people would have to be seriously willing to help, and possibly create a new rank for them such as "Helpful Person" or something along those lines to show they are here to help, I understand that people will bring up the idea of "Having a life outside of the internet" but this would be only for the most devoted people to help.
I'm not looking to be flamed at for bringing this idea up, so if you don't agree with this idea then please could you just keep it calm and list why you think this may not work.
I would also volunteer to do this in the uk, maybe we could get a list of who is interested to do this in their countries before making a sure list.
Cheers
Driz.
There has been some confusion with what I mean by this. All that i am proposing is to be a friend with someone to speak to them and get them to talk up with what problems they could have, like a pen-pal as if you would think of it that way. I am aware that a specialist is where you should go if you need to get help with a problem and I completely agree with this idea, i proposed this idea just to start the idea of having a few people in sythe who are willing to be friends with lonely people who are looking for a kind friend to get them on the right route to becoming happy again.
I like the idea too.
