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Meet your community champions!

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Hi everyone, We wanted to share with you the way that our wonderful Community Champions are here to support you. You may have noticed that a few of our Forums members are labelled ‘Community Champion’. Community Champions are volunteers within the Beyond Blue Forums who: have the time, skills and empathy to support other members regularly; help to welcome new members; are actively engaged members that help set the tone of our community. Our Community Champions are regular contributors to many conversations across the forums. They are a consistent and friendly voice that have committed to sharing their experience and expertise with this community. They are not health care professionals or clinicians. Like you, they have an experience with a mental health challenge or diagnosis – either for themselves or someone they care for. This forum is for people who understand what it feels like and have a lived and living experience of mental health challenges. Our Community Champions help everyone feel comfortable and confident by demonstrating what excellent peer support is all about. Click here to find out more about how you can become a Community Champion! This incredible team are excited to introduce themselves below, and we are sure you’ll see them around the forums in conversations important to you.

HELP..Am I posting in the right section?

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Welcome to those who are considering posting for the very first time, welcome. Thought I would repost part of the words that Chris B posted awhile ago, (2014) as I can hear that people are unsure if they are posting in the right section or worried that they are posting "the wrong thing". 1.A good title makes the difference Just like a headline in a newspaper, when scanning the dozens of threads to click into, it’s only natural that people will choose the ones that resonate with them most. A title that entices the reader, or asks a question, is likely to get a better result than something non-descriptive like “Depression” or “I don't know what to do”. If you think you’re not good at choosing titles, leave it till last. Spend time writing your post, then perhaps choose a sentence from what you’ve written as the title. 2.Join in threads that have already been posted We all have our own unique stories, but part of the reason for joining a forum like this one is because you know that you will have a lot in common with others who are posting. Before starting a new thread, have a look through the current topics being discussed and see if there’s a conversation you can join in with. It can be quite common to have a handful of very similar threads happening at any one time, with members seemingly unaware that there are others right there who are going through the same thing. Talking to other members on their threads is a great way of getting yourself known so that when you post a thread of your own, people may respond quicker because they recognize your name. 3.Choose the most appropriate section for your post Many people browse the forums looking for stories specifically to do with pregnancy and parenting, employment, grief, loss, separation etc. Going straight for the “Depression” section may seem like the easiest option, but this section is often the busiest, so your post is more likely to get lost among the threads. Making good use of the different forum sections not only helps keep the forum relevant, but you’re more likely to find others who are going through the same experiences as you. Also, if you're wanting to discuss issues of trauma, abuse, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, it's really important you post in the designated section to avoid triggering others who may not wish to read about these topics. Mostly..just come and chat, we are here for you. Our amazing wizards in the background will see your message ends up in the right spot. Sarah

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Suggestion: First Posts & Other Posts

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On many occasions I have come across first time posters whose posts fall down to page due to the volume on posting traffic on some days. This is understandable and maybe unavoidable. However, could I suggest that a separate posting Tab be created (in addition to the All Posts, New Posts, and My Posts). This tab should be for first time posters and those posters that the BB moderator deems necessary to have attached to it the message at bottom about contacting the BB Support line (generally those posts are those where the poster has shown signs of deep anxiety or desperation). This will avoid the situation where a post that warrants immediate attention indadvertedly falls between the cracks and onto page 2. Just a suggestion. Or is what I am suggesting creating a false sense of priority? Take care K

Unable to login - Samsung

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Hi all, Obviously I managed to login, but I wanted to report it in case it is a problem with the site, or one that someone else is having. I am unsure if there was an update but I never used to see the video at the top of the screen. Upon trying to login today, the video reappeared and when trying to login, I would get to 90% loading , start to see the depression forum home screen then once entirely loaded, it would reset to being not logged in with the video at the top, the depression forum below, but NOT logged in. I tried to go to another forum or thread to the same result. This is using my Samsung tablet,with the default android browser. I tried to login using Chrome and had no problems. I will use chrome from now on, but just a heads up there might be an issue. If you are having the same problem with similar hardware, try switching browsers. Keep up the good work. GA

My First Post

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Hi all This is the first time I have posted on these forums. I have bi-polar plus I suffer from winter depression. Some of my depression is also dependent on life situations. Between all this it doesn't leave much room where I don't feel depressed - in spite of having a psychiatrist and being on medication. I would have to say that 95% of the time my life sucks due to my being depressed all the time.

no-reply@beyondblue

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I've been pulled up a couple of time now by the BB moderators for trivial little issues that are neither here or there. What i would like to know is why do we receive this feedback via a no-reply email address? Why are we not given the opportunity to directly respond and to seek clarification or further information? Sorry, it's probably me just being pedantic or trivial but i thought i would at least raise the issue and no-reply email addresses really annoy me. Apart from that the BB moderators do a fantastic job, i get a lot of value out of being here and i hope that others get value from my input. Thank you! Kind Regards ignoP

Report Post

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Hi. Can some one explain to me please what this actually means and enlighten me as to when a person might report a post, and to whom are they reporting it to? Thanks, from Dools.

iPad Unfriendly

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Hi BB I only use iPad and find this site very iPad unfriendly. For example, I cannot login or when I am in, I get logged out frequently. Then when I log back in, I forget where I was. This happens too often to my liking. I just give up, go away and do something else. Any chance of improvement in this area in the future? Btw, you're providing a great service to us all and thank you :=) Struggler

Forum Help

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Hi guys, Ok now no laughing or eye rolling please asI'm already feeling sheepish & dumb but can someone pls tell me how to post replies to those kind enough to reply to my first post. I know I'm new but I spent time writing a reply but couldn't submit it?? I read the responses to my post, hit the reply at the bottom it then went to another screen load but all my txt was gone so I tried again with no luck. I'm about at giving up level as gee I just don't seem to be getting a break or is it not meant to be I receive help. Like I've said, feeling rather silly

I can't seem to make reply posts

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I made a couple of reply posts in a thread of mine 3 days ago. I'm just wondering if there's something wrong or if it actually takes that long to moderate posts. Either way, I just can't seem to reply to anyone.

A little help please

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I run a FB Group for Military Veterans who suffer from PTSD It is a support group and provides contact information as to where professional help is available. There are times that I have one on one chats with the Vets to get them thru a rough spot, listening to what they are feeling, what they have gone thru can be at times emotionally draining. Sometimes I need to talk to someone and let my emotions go or to show me ways to handle my own emotions whilst helping them. There are times when this really knocks me around and the black dog comes out to bite again. I think if I could download to someone it would be of great help. Is there anyone in Beyond Blue or here in this Forum that can help me

Question for BB mediators

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Hello, I read a fantastic article in one of the weekend papers and would like to know if it would be appropriate to share with the BB community. It's about one woman's experience of anxiety & depression and how it's affected her friendships. It offers advice to potenial friends on how to deal with people who live with D&A and is helpful, funny and insighful (& a little bit sad too) It really resonated with me and mirrored my own experiences with friends. I've been in contact wtih the author and she is happy to share her article with us. She has also provided a link to the online version. Please let me know if you'd like me to send you the link via email so you can read the article first. Regards Stitch

Meet your community champions! replies: 10

HELP..Am I posting in the right section? replies: 10

Suggestion: First Posts & Other Posts replies: 1

Unable to login - Samsung replies: 2

My First Post replies: 3

no-reply@beyondblue replies: 1

Report Post replies: 4

iPad Unfriendly replies: 5

Forum Help replies: 2

I can't seem to make reply posts replies: 3

A little help please replies: 4

Question for BB mediators replies: 1