The purpose of this chat room is for exchanging ideas, and to offer comforting support to peers. The web applet requires Java.
Please read the following, if you haven't already. You may then proceed to the chatroom.
Rules - Logging in under multiple nicknames is not permitted. Federal law requires that users be at least 13 years of age to use the chat room. While discussion of suicide is not prohibited, talk of suicide should be directed toward a health care professional or suicide hotline, not toward others with depression or chronic illnesses who may also be contemplating suicide. To protect yourself, and the community, posting email addresses or instant messenger information on the message boards is not allowed. Do not post any other personal contact information such as phone number, address, etc. (Virus via email, commercial predators, bad advice with good intent and a number of other concerns exists from sharing email and phone numbers.) Vendors, resellers, distributors and anyone who seeks to market to this community ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE CHAT ROOMS AND MESSAGE BOARDS.
Note - This portion of the site is NOT moderated 24 hours a day. Please be cautious of providing too much personal information, especially to guest accounts. If you are cautious you should be safe, if you provide your contact information your safety may be jeopardized.