I’ve only made two posts so far, but everyone has given legitimate and intelligent responses to both. It’s made me realize how not used to that I had become. It’s an overwhelming positive feeling to not be nervous about sharing with this community. Thank you to all of you
This is why I joined Beehaw specifically.
I’m a shut-in and barely interact with other people. Thankfully, I’m not as depressed as I used to be, and I’m slowly healing, but my days of going out and interacting with people offline are over. Coming to an online community, sharing stuff, is all I have left. A downvote can be a painful thing in these circumstances.
Beehaw also counteracts this with great moderation and a smaller community, which renders the (original) concept of downvoting useless.
I hope you can keep getting into a better place
Thank you! So do I.
Things have improved a lot since I moved last year. Both my mental and physical health are better. So I also try to spend less time on communities, and more time doing something else. Beehaw takes a lot of stress out of being in online communities, though, for the reasons I explained before.
I hope you are well, and enjoying your time here.