I tried /r/suicidewatch on that other site, but even though I made it clear that I was looking for advice and encouragement, the only two replies I got were in agreement that it doesn’t get better. 😐 /r/depression is even worse by the look of it.

Does anyone know of any good websites, or is it the nature of all of them that they just turn into a crabs-in-the-bucket nightmare? I’m trying to get better but it also gets isolating pretending I’m not depressed all the time.

  • Kissaki@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Yeah, don’t use /r/depression. Too negative. Which is unfortunate.

    /r/KindVoice or /r/InternetParents may be better for advice or support. I don’t know their state or activity since I haven’t used reddit anymore. I enjoyed commenting there before though. And I’d love similar communities here. But I doubt it’d be active with current size and user type.

    There’s a kind voice discord community. I don’t remember if it’s from the subreddit directly.

    The healthy gamer community may be the best fit. Discord community. The website looks like a sell, but it has tons of free videos and community. https://www.healthygamer.gg/

    German language forum site https://www.psychic.de/

    • Alice@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      19 days ago

      Hey thanks! These are good suggestions. Focusing on the improvement part instead of depression part makes way more sense.

  • Zadig@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    20 days ago

    idk any online communities but i have found that ex-depresso’s tend to be the best ppl to talk to. its likely that u talk with someone semi-regularly who has been thru depression. if u can identify those ppl, then i recommend them as the best source. ur gonna make it x

    • Alice@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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      20 days ago

      Thank you <3 I do know people who fit the bill, but I’ve just bringing them down more than they’re able to help me. I guess I’ll just keep chugging for now.