Negative members in chat rooms
I've noticed a problem that almost every chat room has, and it's that one negative person that drags down a chat room. The kind of person I'm talking about turns the whole chat room about themselves, not in a bad way, just in a way that isn't welcoming. These people also won't go to 1 on 1 when directed, and tend to come on every day for few weeks until they get bored. The thing is that most of the people that do this generally have hard lives, and I would feel bad sending warnings over not connecting 1 on 1. On the other side though, they stress out the rest of the people in the chat room, and make it unwelcoming for new people entering. What do you guys think? Have you ever ran into this type of member before?
I noticed that too. There are also some people who only come in chatroom because they're bored and they want to talk about some regular stuff and at the same time someone needs help a lot and sees the only hope in that chatroom.
I don't know what to do about it. There are lots of disrespectful people in chatroom. I report them, but I can't do anything about it.
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A lot of the chat rooms are full of people talking about regular things. I don't have any problem with that as long as it doesn't take away from the people who need help. Sometimes the room is only full of people wanting to hang out, but they come because it's a place they can find people that relate to them. I think the LGBTQ+ support room is a good example of that. But I also understand what you are saying as well. :)
And if you ask those people to discuss their problems..they write a negative review for you...what to do about that??
I have actually noticed this as well. Some people that actually request me 1 on 1 session that are dealing with depression seem like they are interested in actually engaging in progressive conversation but then only turn around and answer questions with one or two words. After answering very vaguely then they seem irritated that I ask them to tell me more details on their experiences. Then they go on to respond with negative statements and when I suggest anything positive I just get shut down. After a while dealing with people like this becomes very draining.
I had somebody like that about a month ago, I think I offended them for asking for more details. I was nice like I am to everybody, but I think the person just took it the wrong way. Even though this person is draining to talk to I still ask him how he's doing every once in awhile, just because I don't know if people do that often for him.
