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RE: Mental Health Ambassador Role(s) on the FreeCompliments Community!

in FreeCompliments • last year (edited)

Hello, I really felt sorry for myself and others when I read this statement. I am still not sure exactly which publication you are referring to (but I am going to look for it right away) and I would still like to know more about the matter, I don't intend to expand much personally but I want to emphasize that I was an addict and a person who was in a street situation for several months and this does not make me stronger or more special or important than anyone else but still I know that my words, facts or ideas would be of great help to anyone, I have gone through really difficult times ALONE therefore if it is in my hands to give someone help I will do it without any problem and with great pleasure.

On the other hand in answer to your questions;

What do you think about the idea of mental health ambassadors?

• Easy, we can all do our bit here and that's what this community is for, to provide moral support to anyone in any situation.

Are there other ways we can encourage comments on posts from those who are struggling?

• Bro, I could not tell you exactly what to do about it because let's be honest, some people make posts and (I speak for myself) I find them dramatic and sometimes out of context which simply makes me not read the whole thing and lose interest, however knowing this I think we can take a little more awareness in this regard and devote the necessary minutes to each publication.

Am I being too harsh in my evaluation and expectations?

Have you ever seen someone soft succeed?
Have you seen someone with low expectations reach the chasm?
ME EITHER! So let's get to work.

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    I want to emphasize that I was an addict and a person who was in a street situation for several months and this does not make me stronger or more special or important than anyone else but still I know that my words, facts or ideas would be of great help to anyone

    I think that your experience can certainly come in handy for others who are going through a similar situation! You're able to provide a perspective that others, such as myself, cannot. Your experience has absolute value. 😊

    some people make posts and (I speak for myself) I find them dramatic and sometimes out of context

    That's actually an outstanding point. Some of the posts that appear here are more on the fun / gamey side of things, which I think is ok. However, that can run the risk of obscuring posts which might actually require attention. I wonder if there's a way that we can somehow filter or seek out such posts a little bit better.

    And yes, sometimes people are dramatic, haha. Nevertheless, it's hard for us to personally know what someone's going through.. we each have different thresholds of sensitivity. I think that teaching methods of becoming mentally resilient is something we can try to utilize more often, because babying around is often counterproductive.

    Have you ever seen someone soft succeed? Have you seen someone with low expectations reach the chasm? ME EITHER! So let's get to work.

    You almost made me want to edit out that portion of my post! Excellent call to action, very nice, haha. 😂
    Thanks for this very helpful feedback. Let me send you some HSBI.

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    I would like to find a way to see posts in "filter" mode, because honestly it's not every day we want to be helpful or empathetic to others maybe because we had a bad day and just want to laugh instead of listening to someone else's problems.

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    Yes, I know this topic is a bit delicate and my words are not the best, but it could really be of great help the correct use of titles as well as the main photo in the publications so we know what we want to read exactly today, either a topic that lifts our spirits or a soft reading and maybe a funny anecdote (they are just ideas that can help us readers to choose), on the other hand I am willing to provide help to those who need it even if I am not available 24/7 and knowing this I know that I will make my effort to be more attentive .

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    Cheers bro and thank you so much.

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    Implementing a system where people would use the best possible titles and images may be difficult (although we could come up with a system to advise this for best outcomes). Certainly willing to hear further thoughts about this!

    By the way, the themed days do help with this to a certain degree, but its primary limitation (ironically) is the fact that I allow the freedom of all topics on all days o the week, haha.

    And yes, it's a great point that we're just not up for replying to certain things every day. Someone below suggested a tagging system. I think I might be able to work with that in some capacity. Will think about this.