New Discord Support Group: the Victory Garden

Salut, friends and followers! Writing has been a fruitless endeavor, so I have instead been hard at work on another project throughout what little free time this week has spared me: a new support group on Discord. I've called it the Victory Garden.

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Over and over I see the same things playing out in conversations everywhere: people are dismissive of each other, hateful toward themselves, spiteful of the future. Depression and anxiety run rampant and are encouraged by our culture. We tear each other and ourselves apart, almost as if we're afraid to think that we're worth something more than the dirt we'll be buried in.

You deserve better than that.

To that end, I've cobbled together the Victory Garden. As the name implies, it's a place that I hope will nurture and provide for us in our fight against the darkness.

Sure, there's the usual chat channels—places for general discussion, sharing of stories and media, all that jazz—but I also have a place set aside for discussion of the gender, romance, and sexuality spectrums from ace to trans to cishet; a series of channels to help each other get through the tough times we face; and a slowly growing list of crisis hotlines and resources for the worst moments in our lives.

While it's not a main focus, there's also an NSFW section. It's not a place to hook up or whatever; it's a wholesome chatroom meant to let us discuss, embrace, and find balance with a healthy sex life, which is so important to so many of us but is often hidden away and considered taboo. In a world where many men and women don't even know how their bodies really work, or are ashamed of themselves for thoughts considered the norm by most, what good has taboo done? However, I'd never ask anyone to worry about that if they're not comfortable with or not interested in the idea. The section is separated from the rest and easy to avoid if you would rather not talk about such things.

We all live our own lives, but our lives are so interwoven with those of others. We're all in this together. We all face our own problems, but perhaps we can spare a moment to help with those of another, or even merely sympathize. Perhaps we can trade in all the dismissive, antagonistic, and hateful comments for kind words and support. If we're all in this together, none of us have to keep fighting alone.

I know some of you need to stay away from other people's problems until you sort through your own. If you've even the smallest little voice in the back of your head wondering if this is a place you want to be, though, I'd be happy to have you.

Thanks for reading.
~Adda

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