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

[HyoMinPark]

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.

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.

[InkstainedGwyn]

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.

Hearing that you're not alone, it's not 'just you' or 'all in your head' helps, too.

[HyoMinPark]

Hearing that you're not alone, it's not 'just you' or 'all in your head' helps, too.

As someone who thought they were completely alone with these exact thoughts, I have to agree. I have found it much easier to cope and seek help knowing that the things I think and feel are not just something exclusive to me—this doesn’t make me feel like some sort of horrible plague on society. Just knowing that others are in the same boat as you—and doing all they can to get better and stay positive, regardless of what the voices in their heads are screaming at them—helps reduce the stigma surrounding anxiety and depression.

The chat thus far has been overwhelmingly positive and supportive. I’m proud to be part of such a thing, and I hope it remains as such for as long as the server is around! If it can help even just one person, then I feel like it’s worth it (hopefully, it will help more than just one, though!).