Safe place for life troubles

FEELINGSCONNECT.COM

This is going to be my new website. There is currently nothing there at the moment, but I am working on getting something up there by April 30th. But before that can happen, I need some help. You can help by commenting on this!! Help me build a safe place so everyone can have somewhere to go at all times to get support and express how they really feel and get inspired. No matter if you don’t know anything about computers(I didn’t either until I started this project) you can still help. 

Why you should help: This is for everyone. It is completely free and accessible, and I think everyone will need it.

What is it exactly: A platform to help people express their true feelings and who they really are without being judged in any way. We all feel like we have to behave a certain way around certain people so they will like us, and if you have someone that you can tell everything that bothers you to, then you are one of the lucky ones. The rest of us aren’t so lucky. But that certainly doesn’t mean our feelings don’t count or that we’re not worth understanding. Most people just don’t support us because they don’t know what we’re going through. On the outside, I look happy, satisfied with my life… but who would know that I need support? I believe that if everyone shared how they really felt, and were vulnerable, we would support each other and give each other hope. In this website, my hope is that people would find kindred spirits, people that are going through perhaps the same situation with them, or at least people who understand. The idea is that if you post an anonymous post with a question, telling us how bad you felt, or something that inspired you, then someone would get back to you within minutes and support and understand you. When we’re feeling lonely and confused, we don’t need someone to fix us up and tell us what to do. Most often, we just need someone to care. So that’s my goal for this website.

How to help: Just leave a comment!!! Anything helps, but if you don’t have thoughts answer this question. If this website were to offer the option of registering a username, would you do it? The option of Anonymous posting will always be available, to new users or to users who have usernames. If you have a username it just means that people can see what you post in conjunction with something else you post, and know that it’s the same person. Remember this is for completely vulnerable posts.

Also feel free to ask questions or give advice. Anything at all helps.

I will keep updating with Website progress and I want input from my community that wants to make this happen as much as I do. I only have one mind, one set of experiences, one way of looking at things. The more people’s input the better to build a platform that will serve everyone well. Thank you !!!

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Feelings, confusion, loneliness, we’re here for you

Hello! I am trying to create a website that will let everyday people, mostly teens, express confusing and scary feelings that may not seem okay to have. But they are okay to have.

Maybe something is going on with your family, and you don’t know how to deal with it. Some people hate their past selves. Some people are afraid of their future selves. Some people hate themselves right now. Some people are jealous of others. Maybe they feel guilty about it, or maybe they try to lie to themselves and tell themselves that they are better than that person. That’s all okay.

If we don’t let people respect those feelings, those feelings will not go away. They are very real and they’re very okay. If we hide those feelings it will only add on to the fear of “I’m not okay the way I am.” I want everyone to know that their feelings are not wrong, they are probably normal. The problem is that most people don’t talk about their feelings like this in the open. Maybe your friend has the same confusing questions as you do. But no one says anything.

So I’m trying to create this website that lets people connect with other people’s stories and experiences and questions, so that we can all know that we’re not alone. Sometimes just having someone who understands is the only thing we need. It may not be, but a lot of the time it is. Of course, people can reply to posts, and are encouraged to. So the point is to have a platform where anyone can express what they truly think without any judgment of any kind, only acceptance and advice sometimes when they want it. The trick is to get the right people with the right stuff. So I’m going to need help with that. Any Suggestions? I will post more on this as this is my “Project WE UNDERSTAND”

All comments are welcome! Please comment! Every single comment will help no matter what it is.

Be Understood

Jan 11, 2015. 15 years old.

We all could use a hug, we all have situations that bother us, yet we don’t share it. This makes it feel as if we are alone in the world, facing challenges that we don’t know how to confront yet, feeling confused and sometimes hopeless where everyone else seems to be “okay”. We naturally think other people’s lives are easier, simpler, and happier because we don’t know what’s bothering them. After all, they’re just sitting there, doing something like they are supposed too.

We all feel sad, uncomfortable, and angry. Yet what do we say when someone asks how are you? We say “I’m doing fine”, even when we desperately need someone to encourage us on, help us out, know what we are facing so they can help us on. We are afraid to let them know that there is anything wrong at all, because it is not conventional in our society, and, the other person looks like they’re doing fine.

What if you found out that the other person needs help too, and needs your support? What if you found out that they were thinking those same things?

Sometimes, we may feel better just knowing someone else understands.  If we told each other, we could encourage each other, provide feedback, and help each other keep on track. Even if none of these, it would at least be nice to know that there is someone else in the world who feels the same way. If they are still going, why can’t I keep going?

I would like to create an internet center with precisely these functions to let us express how we’re feeling: if we had a bad day, or an especially good one! Wouldn’t you like that? And since everyone is anonymous, we don’t have to worry about being vulnerable! Now instead of keeping our “bad” feelings inside, all packaged up with polite smiles, we can find some real support and others who understand. We can also see how others conquered their own problems, and learn from them or be inspired.

If you simply need someone to talk to, there will be a function where two people are paired up and can simply listen to each other and share. When we feel less alone, we are less fearful … of everything!

We’re not done! PLEASE if you have any thoughts at all about this idea of a website, leave something in the comments section. Don’t be afraid to express your ideas!