stux⚡️Nov 10, 2022

Mental health issues are raising exponentially with young people.. Mastodon has build-in all kinds of features like blocking, muting filters etc and ‘non-features’ like constantly showing numbers everywhere on timelines, profiles etc.

Please know that #Mastodon is a safe place to talk about mental health. Talking about it can really help, we do not judge we only want to help♥️

If we can contribute even the slightest in battling this issue I say we should! Together!  

Show threadstux⚡️

Personally I have experienced a situation in where someone give certain signals about self harm and even worse here on Mastodon a while ago.

I dropped everything and started talking♥️ Ofc offer professional help first(with phone number or anything) but try to talk!

I’m not a psychologist, not by by a long shot but I am human🥰

Please, if you see something like this happening take the time and talk with the person! You never know what difference it can make!

Nov 10, 2022 at 11:55pmWeb
Show threadlashmanNov 10, 2022
@stux
Show threadCattNov 11, 2022
@stux
An excellent reminder to be kind because we don’t always know what’s happening on the other side of some ones key board. ❤️
Show threadAmanda Finley Digs All ThingsNov 11, 2022
@stux we unfortunately see so much of this in the long COVID community. It's so bad... The best thing we can do while waiting for help is to keep them talking.
Show threadYaoi Box BalloonNov 11, 2022

@stux Definitely help out if you can.

But also (if the resources are available) try and get the person professional help. Am however fully aware that it's not accessible to a lot of people.

Show threadstux⚡️Nov 11, 2022
@monsoonrains Since a while we have a little info at the bottom of the /about page about that!
https://mstdn.social/about
Mastodon 🐘

A general-purpose Mastodon server with a 500 character limit. All languages are welcome.

Mastodon hosted on mstdn.social
Show threadOwen G. Richards - ANTIFAscistNov 11, 2022
@stux Much respect for your astute observations and laudible response. I'm also open to conversations with anyone who needs to talk.
Show threadTíaCheems Nov 11, 2022
@stux 
Show threadJulieHarden Nov 11, 2022
@stux Often, interacting and engaging with someone makes all the difference in the world ❤️
Show threadshorty60 🇺🇸Nov 11, 2022
@stux I had a similar situation many years back before “social media” was a real. I did pretty much the same thing but did pass on the Suicide Hotline to her and encouraged her to call and talk to someone. Chatted with her about a year maybe a little more later and she was doing well and thanked me for being there. The moral of the story is to be there, let them talk, listen and support.
Show threadPandawoman81Nov 11, 2022
@stux emotional CPR is a two day course designed to teach non professionals to help people in distress. "In the end only kindness matters" Jewel, Hands (song).
Show threadLauren HugNov 11, 2022
@stux I love this! I wrote a whole book about how we can be kinder and more human online and you’ve managed to make the same point so succinctly. We’re humans. We should act like it in online spaces, taking compassionate interest in the other humans we encounter. 💜
Show threadNeznak Nov 12, 2022
@stux "... but I am human"
SO YOU ARE NOT A CAT?! Well, that explains everything.