Where online can we go for emotional support and uplifting?

I don’t know. But it’s certainly not here for Gawds sake.

I am not trying to be a smart ass here, really, but don’t you have any actual people that can help you or help whoever it is you are asking for? There really is no substitute for real, live, face to face humans, human contact and interaction when you need support and uplifting.

I would have to say Fluther comes as close as any online community I know of. Lots of online venues are full of insecuare people who only feel better about themselves by dumping on others, but our moderators soon weed out that type here.

If your mommy will remove the Porn filter from your internet browser then you might find something uplifting that you previously could not access. Jus’ sayin’

@RealEyesRealizeRealLies behave yourself

Many of us have found people whose advice and support we value right here. It takes time to know with whom we feel comfortable.

There are probably people you already know you can trust who are in a good position to offer what you seek. I suggest you start there.

@lillycoyote

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@RealEyesRealizeRealLies : ), love ya

I would say right here. I’m not one to look for online pshrinkery or online spiritual counseling—I would look to a community that’s full of caring people who make me laugh and whom I don’t know personally. Laughter is healing and there’s a lot of support to be found here and I’ve been here only two weeks.

Facebook has other important uses, I really have rediscovered a lot of people from my past and that is also how I keep touch with all my nieces and nephews. For that reason I have a certain image to maintain there. Flickr is also absorbing and stories are shared a little. For me it was the very difficult and painful death of a beloved cat and there were stories from others, but there the emphasis is on the visual, and there too, I have a number of personal acquaintances.

I may even need to think of becoming someone other than anartist here, since that is who I am anywhere from panoramio to spyware warriors.

well, not today. I’m too tired. Thank you all for being here.

There are all types of support groups online per specific trauma. I have found a few very helpful. Of course I don’t use them as the only means of healing. I think they are fantastic resource but one needs to use resources in “real” life as well to be effectively healed.

I did once go to a forum called WhenLightningStrikes pet loss support when I lost my Jacquito—in a forum like that it is give and take like a therapy group. Part of the healing is helping others. Some of that happens here.

http://www.liveperson.com/experts/professional-counseling/

Wow—liveperson.com is really getting into a lotta beeswax. They’re also major callcenter interfacers for all sorts of folks. Buy that stock if it is not too late.

@anartist They charge money. Sure, they could do some good. But their entire business model is based upon people feeling bad. It is in their best interest to keep them that way, and on the hook for as long as possible.

I really don’t mean to be a cynic. But there are other ways to get doctor feel good for free. And many times it comes in the most elusive ways. The best way to get out of your own dulldrums is to surround yourself with the problems of others.

Wanna feel good about yourself again? Put on a clown suit and visit the childrens cancer ward at your local sick shop. Go walk a dog at the humane society. They really need your help. Take some food or money to your local homeless shelter… do not give it directly to the homeless. Pay a visit to a convalescent center and ask to help out with anything, from talking to the old folks to mopping up their puke. Volunteer as a camp counselor at the YMCA. It’s summer time and it’s fun. Contact your local orphanage and see what help they need. They do need help.

Stay away from counselors that embrace your supposed sickness and sorrow. It only feeds the hungry beast of depression more and more. Get your head out of your head and into someone else’s who really really needs a helping hand. Your problems won’t seem so bad when you put them behind you and show others that they are not alone.

Hey @RealEyesRealizeRealLies, I’m not talking about them as a source of succor, I was just interested in their popping up in this new venue—I’m talking about liveperson.com as a business, as an investment, because I’ve just decided I’m a little more curious about them after today.

“do not give it directly to the homeless.” —why not? They like to have a drink too. :-P

chill out. I didn’t even ask the question for god’s sake!

By giving money directly to the homeless, it unwittingly teaches them to continue to be homeless. That’s a hard thing to digest, I know. But there are facilities, shelters that need support. They actually give the homeless an opportunity beyond a drink. The shelters give them hope for a real future. The first thing that a homeless person needs to do is go to where the real help is.

Honestly, I’ve worked with the homeless for years. I’ve talked to them, made friends with them, given them jobs. The ones that are on the street are the ones who want to be homeless. The majority of them are scam artists and the likelihood is that they have ten times more money in their pocket at any given time than the person they beg from. The money typically buys drugs for a quick fix. I even know of a few homeless street beggars that have homes, but catch the bus downtown every day to beg for money.

A company I worked for in L.A. did a study on this. They found that the average street homeless person actually made twenty to thirty thousand dollars a year tax free income by begging on the streets. The ones who really want help are the ones in the shelters. They have programs to help educate and assist in getting them jobs.

I wish you well on your potential liveperson investment.

In looking at www.liveperson.com, it appears the fee is set by the “expert” (the one example they gave was $2 per minute) and that anyone can register to be an expert in their field. And they take PayPal.

@PandoraBoxx ya I looked at it too. The first guy was $3.15/min somehow this seems like a taxi meter. And I know I’ve seen liveperson somewhere else—maybe sometimes it is just texting—NetSol’s call center and EarthLink’s call center use Liveperson, I think. And maybe some geek services.

Liveperson is also used for online learning. That’s the other place I’ve seen it.

The change in the word “geek“is really amazing. It originally meant a sideshow freak [usually a pin-headed retard—excuse lack of PC] who bit the heads off live chickens.

Liveperson.com is a website that provides “live people” on the internet? I’m going to start a non-website that provides live people that are actually live, that are right there in front of you, right in your face, sitting with you at your dining room table or next to you on your couch. Do you think there’s any money in that? Any money in providing people who are used to the internet with interaction with actual fellow human beings? I’m thinking no.

$3.15 a minute? That’s $189 an hour!

The Psychic Network is cheaper than that.

When my parents died I joined an on-line site for death and bereavement. It was quite nice as it was free, and anonymous. I could type out anything I wanted. I didn’t feel paying huge therapy bills, nor loading my poor friends with my time of mourning was not the route to go for me personally. I must state it was free.

If you look hard enough there are on-line communities for much anything. I have found a lot of identification here on fluther. But there are specific sites for specific things. I was recently directed to FlyLady which is a very good free site.

I have just joined “Mid life” crises site (loll.) But we shall see how that goes as it seems to be mostly married couples. On the highlighted blog (see right hand of screen on fluther) there is a group mentioned called TED. it does look very uplifting. You could also try the Experience Project.

@RealEyesRealizeRealLies so is a magic 8-ball

fmylife.com although it’s probably not the best for your situation I hear that laughter is a good medicine. just sayin.