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Guidelines

We have several chat rooms that are available. They are:

Healing-Journey Chats:

#healing: A safe chat for healing and general discussions. Limited popups and sounds.

#thepark: A place for everybody to go and play with popups, sounds or just play in our virtual park.


By accessing Healing Journey Chats , you agree to abide by the following guidelines:

1. Healing Journey Chat is for use by adults age 18 or over. No exceptions. If you are under age 18, click here now to exit and access resources appropriate for your age.

2. The chat room is not to be used for file sharing of any kind. This includes, but is not limited to, program files, music files, or any material that is copyrighted and/or registered. Those who violate this guideline will lose all chat privileges.

3. Treat yourself and others with respect. Take responsibility for your own self-care and safety.

  • If you feel triggered by discussion in chat, feel free to take some time out and return later.
  • The use of mild profanity is tolerated in the Healing-Journey Chats (#healing), but it cannot be used to attack or harm another person.
  • The use of any profanity is prohibited in #thepark.
  • Discussion of individuals who are not in the chat room is prohibited.
  • Harrassment or bashing has no place in any of the chat rooms.

4. Please make an effort to *give* as well as to *receive* support.

5. We do not promote the use of spoilers (the use of astericks in place of letters (ie. a*use instead of abuse). The use of spoilers draws unnecessary attention to words and makes the conversation difficult to follow.

6. Our chat rooms are for general peer support. Do not use chat to discuss details about abuse which are graphic or explicit. Religious discussions should take place in the appropriate forums at the TWHJ site, not in the chat room. If you have questions about what is on-topic for the main room, just ask.

7. Please be responsive to channel operators if a request is made of you. Channel operators run the chat rooms.

  • Honor requests made of you by a channel op, even if you disagree. You can always email the administrator if you have concerns.
  • Keep in mind that channel operators are people whose healing is also in progress.
  • Channel operators do not function as therapists in the chat room
  • The chat rooms are for general peer support. All chatters are expected to participate in the chat room and not just in private messages.

8. In Healing-Journey chat (#healing) ... only actions relevant to the conversation are to be used in the main room. Sounds, one line popups, and scripts should be used in good taste. Please don’t ‘over use’ these, and defer to channel ops if they ask you to stop using them.

9. No solitations or advertisiments are permitted in the chat rooms, including any email addresses or URL's.

10. Unauthorized rooms are not allowed on the server. If you are on the Healing Journey server, you must be on an approved channel. Approved channels are #healing, and #thepark.

11. Do not enter the chat rooms if you are under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol.

12. The chatrooms or forums are not to be used for research.

13. Inappropriate, offensive behavior or refusal to follow the guidelines in the chat rooms can be cause to be permanently banned from the server. This is not an action the channel operators take lightly, but we will take whatever measures we feel necessary to keep the rooms as safe as possible.

14. DISCUSSION OF CRISIS SITUATIONS IS NOT ALLOWED IN CHAT. A crisis is any threat of immediate or impending harm to oneself or others. If you are in a crisis, leave chat and do one of the following:

  • Call your therapist or local mental health crisis service
  • Dial 911 or a hotline
  • Go to a hospital emergency room for help


15. Always use caution before meeting someone in person that you have first met in chat. If you do decide to meet someone in person, use common sense and safety precautions. At minimum, meet them in a public place, and take a support person along with you. Avoid making life-changing decisions based on your contact with
someone in this or any other Internet chat room. Appearances are deceiving, and sometimes people participate in chat who do not have the best motivations.


This independent site makes chat rooms available for Survivors of Trauma and Abuse. Forums, Message boards and/or news groups are available at The Wounded Healer Journal. http://www.twhj.com.


PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ANY INFORMATION THAT IS DISCLOSED IN THESE AREAS BECOMES PUBLIC INFORMATION AND YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DECIDING TO DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

If you have any questions or comments please email Healing Journey.

  
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