Good day everyone,

I have been thinking about the direction of this group, and due to recent events, I have noticed the inactivity of the group which caused me some concern. Regarding this; I have been thinking about revamping the structure, if not the definition of the group.

I have a feeling that making this group an actual depression/help group will eventually lead to malicious intentions. I want to make this group a safe environment for people to meet with others alike and be able to create new friendships; if not find a few new people to socialize with.

I’ve not been able to moderate the group like I wished to which caused absence; therefore, I wish to make a difference in that regard. Especially considering a group like this, on a gaming platform, which is generally used for gaming it would be a bad idea to promote a self-help group. As generally with anonymity, as well as the gaming community, users separate emotional attachments with distanced communications. Taking advantage of strong subject matters, using it as a breeding ground for malicious entertainment; seeking on distressing members rather than supporting them.

In the end this group promotes itself as a suicide prevention group. Therefore, a group like that doesn’t seem fit for a platform like this.

This doesn’t mean that the purpose of the group goes away; it just gains a different definition. Therefore, I will be guiding it in a different direction. As said prior; people will be able to socialize if not find new friendships. A group of social interactions so to say.

In the meantime, a lot of changes will be made; this regards the group itself and the Discord. Which everyone will be notified of; there will be multiple updates about this throughout the month; so you’ll not be left in the dark.

Any suggestions if not remarks can be made in the comments below.

Which is followed by a poll; just to see what everyone thinks about the new group direction.


Sincerely,

Shan. (Aka ♥♥♥♥)






The poll;
https://strawpoll.com/8uh3pxobd

Since Halloween is around the corner .... eventually at some point in the future.

I thought why not give some spooky games away !

How to enter : Simply write the game you want in the comments. (Well yeah I mean.. what else is there to say.) Not choosing one and just commenting will assign you to one randomly when I choose the winners

I will choose a winner for each game randomly after 24 hours from now on(~18:30 German time )

Games you can choose from :

Dead by Daylight (Actually really fun to play with friends or alone)
Layers of Fear (Walking through random rooms never was this scary)

Good luck everyone !

Hello everyone,
Since Valve decided to update the chat features we decided to update our group chat aswell ! It now is a minimal version of our main Discord server, so if you feel the need to chat , talk or ask for help you can now join our group chat and don't have to hop in our Discord c: This may be pretty useful for some, since not everyone is comfortable with joining Discord.

Keep in mind the new features such as the chat design are still w.i.p. so there might be some changes in the future.

I wish all of you a good day !

Hello members of 'Depression/Help'!

First of all; Merry Christmas everyone, I hope everyone is making the best out of the last days of 2017. I know that alot of you have been through a long and tough road. Things may not have been that easy for you, but you've survived and made through alright.

Perhaps it didn't help that throughout this time not many people were being able to help or understand you - and to guide you towards making healthier decisions. Which resulted for you to take the high and long road to get to where you are today. I want to remind each one of you that we're there for you. Even though this community is small, we look out for each other like it's family.
Don't ever be afraid to contact the owner or any of staff if you need someone to speak to.

Take the time to appreciate yourself for all of the things that you do. And most importantly remember to listen to yourself and take care of yourself. -
Continue to set healthy boundaries for yourself. You are a special in your own beautiful way. Never forget about that especially when things look scary in your life. Take a deep breath and take one step at a time.

Last but not least; We're holding a giveaway.
Holiday times are finally here - and so we thought it would be fun to host a little giveaway of 3 games.
The ones entering will be put in a random generator for each of the prices.
Note: If you already have the game, can't recieve it due to regional differences, don't want it or similar, we can talk together and arrange it so that you get a different game for same price or below. - Staff IS allowed to enter aswell.

#1 Price: Player Unknown's Battlegrounds.
#2 Price: Prison Architect.
#3 Price: Rocket League.

To enter, you simply need to comment below this group annoucement with a holiday cheer (Merry christmas, Happy holidays, Have a great day, etc).
The winners will be decided on December 30th 2017 and the winners will be publically announced and get messaged on either discord or steam.

I noticed that we did not have any suicide prevention, awareness, and support hotlines in here. So I thought it would be a good idea to make one and post it here, for those whom are in desperate need of help.

Argentina: +5402234930430

Australia: 131114

Austria: 017133374

Belgium: 106

Botswana: 3911270

Brazil: 212339191

Canada: 5147234000 (Montreal); 18662773553 (outside Montreal)

China: 85223820000

Croatia: 014833888

Denmark: +4570201201

Egypt: 7621602

Finland: 040-5032199

France: 0145394000

Germany: 08001810771

Holland: 09000767

India: 8888817666

Ireland: +4408457909090

Italy: 800860022

Japan: +810352869090

Mexico: 5255102550

New Zealand: 045861048

Norway: +4781533300

Philippines: 028969191

Poland: 5270000

Russia: 0078202577577

Spain: 914590050

South Africa: 0514445691

Sweden: 46317112400

Switzerland: 143

United Kingdom: 08457909090

USA: 18002738255

Incase your country isn't mentioned in here, click here[www.suicide.org]