Welcome to HHH! I hope that everyone will make themselves at home here. The mission of this guild is to provide a safe haven for everyone to discuss what they are going through and to know that you are NOT alone. For those who suffer with any kind of mental illness, or major life issue, the most common feeling is that of being alone, abandoned, or that nobody understands. Now we can come together to be here for each other, to openly discuss our situations, and to know what it means to have that understanding.

There are just a few things that I ask of the members of this guild, and a few things I want to put out there, right up front.

1) Please post. There is absolutely no point in joining a support group if you aren't going to make a single post. We're not a public spectacle, so there is no point in joining a support group to purely lurk the forum. I know that it is very difficult to gather the courage to make that first post, and wonder if people are going to judge you, but you CAN, you are SAFE here.

2) Attention whoring will not be tolerated. All of us are here for a reason. It is safe to say all of those reasons come with their measure of pain. No one member of this group is going to be the center of attention, we are here for EVERYONE. If I see posts going on and on about how ignored you are, or how your situation or issue is SOOOOO much worse than anyone else's, it WILL be deleted and you will be given a warning. Second time, you're out.

3) Try to keep your posts on topic, and keep the forums clean. I'm laying the guild out as neatly as I can, so that people can post in the specific areas that meet their needs, and bypass things that don't. The main forum is for more generalized discussions, rather than groups of topics on a specific issue. Feel free to create new threads in the main forum if you want to discuss non-support group related things, i.e., holidays, birthdays, Gaia related topics, etc.

4) We are NOT here to glorify mental health issues. This is not the place for pro-anorexia, pro-self-harm, etc. These are illnesses, not something to enjoy and be proud of. Intentionally trying to goad someone to commit suicide, to cut, to engage in eating disorders, etc, will result in an immediate ban. Once again, THESE ARE SERIOUS MATTERS. This is NOT a game. These behaviors are also against the ToS and can result in your account being banned from Gaia.

All that being said, I hope we can build something here that will truly benefit us all, and make a much needed difference in our lives.

~Lady Aijou