I find there are 2 many areas currently and not sure which is best place to post at times especially when wanting or needing to talk about something and looking for support or help.
i feel it is important that post by everyone is read and responded to on equal playing field. Being responded to in order of being posted regardless of the topic of the posts etc. we are all here on the forums due to our MH health conditions and believe all posts be treated with equal importance.
I agree with @Glisten that area for discussions relating to trauma, grief and loss be in the one area together. For a lot of people these areas overlap and are intertwined.
as someone who has been a Carer, I feel there is not enough information about the forums for carers to know it exists. Agree there can be overlapping when both carer and person being cared for have MH issues. Feel carers, at least, need separate area for them to vent etc or to chat to other carers. To have only one place for everyone to have general chats in could cause carers to feel they can’t openly talk due to there being possibility that person they care for to be able to read what they have written in the forum. Even with everything being anonymous, there is always the possibility and risk that the care recipient will work out the discussion is about them.
my thoughts @espressologic
