Introducing The Nervous Eorzean, a FFXIV discord for those with depression/anxiety

Hail fellow players.

The Nervous Eorzean is a social space on discord that welcomes players who wish for like-minded individuals looking for a social area to hang around as well as a medium for discussing mental-health awareness issues. The discord is not a replacement for professional mental health services. We are here to support one another and to keep a positive attitude.

You are free to just come and hang out, discuss FFXIV, and in general, just be a part of a positive atmosphere. Drop by and say hi if you wish.

Discord: http://discord.gg/cKEqRQA

Oh, this is awesome! I know a few friends who could use the help too.

Is it for all servers?

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Originally Posted by Stormfur

Is it for all servers?

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Yes. This is for all servers. We've got people from 3 different datacentres already from what I can see, and that's just in the staff team!

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Originally Posted by Rhuazie

Oh, this is awesome! I know a few friends who could use the help too.

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Feel free to point them towards the server! We'd love to have a community of players who really need some positive support in their lives to help them deal with their anxieties. :3 Even if they just want to lurk for a bit until they feel comfortable interacting with others.

People who just want to provide support and a positive atmosphere are more than welcome to join as well!

I also have a friend that suffers from anxiety, panick attacks and depression, it's evident when he raids . I'll suggest him to join the group. Even though you can't provide professional help, I'd like him to have a place where he could vent, feel that he'll be listened and relax.

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Originally Posted by Lilseph

I also have a friend that suffers from anxiety, panick attacks and depression, it's evident when he raids . I'll suggest him to join the group. Even though you can't provide professional help, I'd like him to have a place where he could vent, feel that he'll be listened and relax.

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By all means! We may not be pros, but we are more than willing to listen to vents, and try to make them feel at ease. We even have a channel specifically for venting if people join and just have something they want to get off their chest (so long as it is not anything incredibly serious such as threats of self-harm or suicide; that we stress that people seek professional help for because we are not equipped to provide the immediate assistance needed with that).

This is a great idea. Extra likes for you. These are real issues and people should totally get the professional help they need, but positivity and support are important too. It can be too easy to buy in to the negativity of the internet, especially if youre feeling down/nervous, so anything that helps people rise above it is a good thing.

Edit: Ive read my post like a dozen times, but im too in my own head right now. I really hope i have this edited so it doesnt come off as sarcasm, because i wholeheartedly mean what i said.

While the thought isnt bad, I doubt clustering people with anxiety/depression will do anything other than normalise or aggravate the problems. I'd recommend to anyone who believes to be suffering from those ailments to seek professional help immediately.
Depression isnt a fashion statement, its a mental sickness that is cureable.

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Originally Posted by RognarB

While the thought isnt bad, I doubt clustering people with anxiety/depression will do anything other than normalise or aggravate the problems. I'd recommend to anyone who believes to be suffering from those ailments to seek professional help immediately.
Depression isnt a fashion statement, its a mental sickness that is cureable.

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No one is treating it as such, and the Discord stresses to seek professional advice. It also lets people know that it is not a substitute for real, professional help, nor is it intended to be. It's more so a place where people who feel anxious can go to talk about whatever is causing them anxiety, or just somewhere positive for them to get away from the negativity.

Sometimes the first step towards seeking professional help is to put yourself in the right state of mind to accept it: a positive state. That is the purpose.