Wondering about Chat - do people go to other rooms for general support?

[rec]

Hi all,

I love chit-chatting about all sorts of things. I am new'ish to this site and it seems that more serious discussion takes place in Forums rather than live chat.

I used to belong to a fantastic site relating to BP and other conditions for a few years and unfortunately it closed down, much to the dismay of all of us who had a strong bond. I still keep in touch with some of them via email/Skype but I very much miss being able to just go online and connect with other people in live time, whether it be serious or just natter about whatever is/was going on in our lives.

We used to laugh ourselves silly with our witty banter but always took the time to focus on individuals who were going through a rough time.

I have been fascinated re the intriguing topics on here and would love to connect with others. I suppose I'm just an instant response guy who thinks and feels that I can establish social bonds/friends better through chat.

I'm not a gloom-and-doom person in general but when I'm stuffed with **** going on in my life, it's awesome to be able to get support just as much as I love supporting others when they are in a similar mind/emotional space.

When things are good, it's wonderful to chat to others who are affected by mental agony who also have the capacity to move away from the card we have been dealt with. We live in a continuum whereby poles of horrid experiences move towards LIFE and all the beauties it has to offer. There can be a yo-yo dance between these poles and I think it's a dance we can share.

What do others think?

[Pi.R^2]

In terms of what you have said in your post, I think it sounds great and I'm sorry the site you used to use has closed down.

Are you saying that you don't feel chat is somewhere you can have serious discussions? I haven't used chat for a long time, but I presume there are still different rooms for different degrees of serious conversation which means there is a place for general chit chat and a place for people to support each other with serious issues.

[Lindsey]

I'm not positive if this is what you are talking about but I had some problems with chat over the last few months.

I needed instant responses because I really wasn't feeling well so went into the serious chat. It was general chit chat but I asked if anyone would be able to speak with me about something and a couple of people said no, they couldn't handle a serious chat right then. Which is fine, but I thought that was the aim of the serious chat room.