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Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Peer support occurs when people provide knowledge, experience, emotional, social or practical help to each other. It is the core function of our online community here at SANE Forums! We want to start having more conversations about it with each other to make sure we all have the skills to support each other!

The topics we are going to cover are:

- community values

- safe spaces

- communication (open ended questions; reflective listening & affirmations)

- empathy

- holding space

See you here Tuesday night!

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In response to: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Moving onto the next question 🙂

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the concepts of reflective listening (sometimes called active listening) which are acknowledging what the other person is feeling; summarising back to them what you have understood; and asking any follow up questions about anything you are not sure you’ve understood.

How easy or hard do you find it to practice this way of listening, rather than jumping into “solution” mode?

In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Quite challenging.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

@Former-Member I read the responses snd hear what they’re saying snd how they’re feeling. I’m pretty empathetic and I feel a lot for others. I find it hard to solve the problem. But I do empathise.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Open-ended questions -

What gives you the most satisfaction or enjoyment?

What do you most like spending your time doing?

Adge

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

You have a lot of empathy @BlueBay absolutely, it's a very beautiful trait.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Thankyou @Former-Member 🙏

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

I have a pretty strong "fix it" mode with myself and with others, so I find it difficult not to jump into solving things or trying to make them better @Former-Member. Having people on the forum willing to sit with me through my tough times really helped me see how valuable it can be. (I still secretly want to fix everything though and fight myself not to jump into trying to 😉)

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Hi @Former-Member and everyone else chatting tonight.

it depends on the day to how I react. If it’s a bad day I just affirm that I hear them. If I feel like I can’t help myself then I’m a waste of time to be able to help others, so I don’t want to offer advice that may not be helpful.

if it’s a good day and I feel like I have my head together, then I offer a solution, or try to

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

@CheerBear Absolutely it's human nature to help isn't it 🙂 So the intent behind the fixing is beautiful in a way.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // What online peer support looks like // Tues 16th July, 7pm-9pm AEST

Hi @Razzle ❤️

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