WHY is it so HARD to find a Chronic Illness Group that also lets us talk about Depression/Suicide?
They literally go hand in hand. There are TONS of Depression Groups- but they don’t allow us to talk about suicide or even non-happy thoughts. And there’s tons of Chronic Illness Groups and I *KNOW* ALL these mofo’s ALL feel depression too, but we’re not allowed to mention depressive thoughts or post too sad things. How does that even make sense?
It’s not like NOT talking about it makes depression go away.
It’s not like PRETENDING it doesn’t exist makes everything fine and dandy and all sunshine and roses.
And what is all this non-trigger shit? Literally anything and EVERYTHING is a “sensitive topic” and every word is a “trigger” word or a no-no and can’t post. If you so much as TYPE a “banned” word, you get suspended/banned from the group or from posting in the group for a few days. Like the other day I literally just typed the word “vax” and BAM, my account was suspended. Uh ok, we live in 1984. Got it. The group has an automatic rule that you cannot even MENTION the word “vax.” AND THIS IS IN A CHRONIC ILLNESS GROUP TOO SMFH.
-If you can’t talk about depression in a depression group, then WHERE can you?
-If you can’t talk about chronic illness in a chronic illness group, then WHERE can you?
You literally aren’t allowed to be TOO depressing in a depression group. WTF. Make it make sense you idiots. NOT saying depressing things DOESN’T make it go away.
Every word is banned, and everything is a no-no subject. You can’t be TOO depressed and you can’t be TOO cheerful either bc that can get your post/comment banned as well. Hell, I’m not religious but posting anything religious gets banned too.
Uh…why can’t we just SCROLL past posts we don’t care for? Like is that literally TOO HARD to do??
Apparently it is in this new idiotic world we live in.
Oh and in other groups, while you CAN post “triggering” things, you MUST post “TW” on the top in advance. Like c’mon. It’s one thing if someone is like posting really disturbing images, but 99% of these posts seem like pretty “normal” depression posts to me. I don’t see how it’s “triggering.”
WTF is up with this new generation of everything and anything being a trigger?
What? Next month I can’t mention the color Orange bc it triggers ppl?
I am trying to find a Chronic Illness Group where I can talk to others like me, who are chronically sick, fatigued, injured, and who are depressed and experience loneliness and being shunned by all of society simply for being chronically sick. I found an active group where members experience all that BUT the admins do NOT allow you to talk depression, SH, negative thoughts, etc. Everything is a fucking no-no word.
There are a few other Chronic Illness Groups aside from that one but they aren’t very active or have many members. So I’m left with NOWHERE to go to talk to fellow sick and depressed ppl. SIGH.
You can’t heal if you aren’t allowed to talk about things. Suppressing your emotions bc you’re not allowed to ever talk about it just causes MORE problems. You become like Mt. St. Helens and explode.
Or become drug addicts or alcoholics bc that’s more acceptable to do in our society than daring to say anything that’s considered a no-no. This is precisely the reason why ppl become alcoholics or drug addicts. Our society LITERALLY is more accepting of alcohol and drug abuse than talking/acknowledging depression. *face palm*
JFC. WTF has our society become?
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It’s strange that there has to be a middle ground when it comes to terms of utter despair.
I haven’t tried for a group yet really, cause I like to keep to myself and I hope my experience isn’t going to be like this. I was also afraid, to sit in a circle and say something accidentally extreme, because I’m so used to all the crap.
I feel that with drugs or alcohol, cause everywhere I go here there’s a heck of a lot of programs for that niche but for depression you wait years to be getting admitted to have therapy. I also think the single sessions are the place to spread these kind of emotions.
Although it’s always this: therapist: please let me know, when you currently experience suicidal thoughts. And then they go making a big deal out of it. Like Lady, I’ve had these for quite some time lol
I do also feel like the odd one out most of the times. I was in a pain clinic and I was in a group ranging from age 18-55. Let’s just say everyone had their sh*t together except for me. They couldn’t follow my panic for many situations or I’ve been even called morbid. How are people always okay?? Nothing is okay anymore.
Hope someday you’ll find a group, at least you have this site.
I feel ya. Depression is something that cannot be overcome with supressed dialog. There has to be honest discussion, and that cannot happen in a group with speech restrictions.
Besides methods and hate, it’s pretty open here. Is there a way I/we could help you out better as far as discussions go?
chronic illness is also something that cannot be overcome with suppressed dialog. we aren’t allowed to talk vax, kratom, mushrooms, psylocybin, pot, etc. it’s so ridiculous the censorship. Funny how the censorship is all on things that DO work for some ppl. But we can’t talk about it. Can only talk about the phar.ma drugs or “therapy” that don’t work.
idk. idk what will help me short of 1- money, 2- physical help, and 3- finding my self-esteem/courage back. these are the 3 things i need to get me OUT of this situation.
i need to be healthier to go overseas. but staying here where i am now is only making me sicker and and weaker. the longer i stay, the worse i’ll be. but i don’t have the energy nor help on the other side to help me when I get to the foreign country. hell, i don’t even know if it’ll pan out or if it’s a good idea- who knows if it’ll turn out horrible- but me staying here isn’t helping my health.
i feel so goddamn stuck -_-