Wellness and Support Community

A peer-support community with daily check-ins, a fenced vent space and resources - explicitly not therapy.

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WELCOME

welcome-in
Vetox greets you here. Read #community-agreements and #not-a-crisis-line, then pick roles in #choose-your-roles.
community-agreements
How we treat each other: listen first, no diagnosing, no comparing, no screenshots leaving the server.
not-a-crisis-line
This is peer support, not therapy. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers pinned here, not this server.
announcements
Server news and schedule changes. Moderators and above post.
choose-your-roles
Check-In Ping for the daily prompt. Quiet Mode hides the Venting category from you until you drop it.

CHECK-INS

daily-check-in60s slowmode
How are you today, in a sentence or a number. Replies in threads so every check-in stands on its own.
small-wins
Got out of bed. Sent the email. Drank water. It counts.
three-good-things
Three good things from your day, however small. Evening prompt from Vetox.
sleep-and-routine
Bedtimes, mornings, what is working and what is not.

VENTING

vent-rules
Read before posting in #vent-space. No advice unless asked. No comparing. No diagnosing. Support, then step back.
vent-space120s slowmode
Say the hard thing. Replies are for support, not solutions, unless the post asks for them.
ask-a-peer-supporter60s slowmode
Mention Peer Supporter here if you want someone to talk to. They will reply or move to a thread.
Listening Room

RESOURCES

helplines-by-country
Crisis and support lines by country, checked by staff. Suggest additions in #resource-suggestions.
reading-and-podcasts
Books, articles and podcasts members found helpful, with a line on why.
coping-toolbox
Grounding exercises, breathing patterns and the small routines that help on a bad day.
resource-suggestions
Found something useful? Post it here and a supporter will move it into the right channel.

DISTRACTION

creative-corner
Drawing, writing, knitting, whatever you make. Finished or not.
pets-and-plants
The living things you look after. Photos required.
games-and-puzzles
What you are playing, daily puzzles, and anyone up for a co-op session.
cooking-together
What you cooked, what you want to cook, and the recipe that is actually easy.
walks-and-movement
Walks, stretches, runs, dancing in the kitchen. Movement of any size.
music-share
The song that helped today. One link per message with a line about why.

VOICE

Quiet Company
Body Doubling
Game Night
Stretch and Walk
AFK

SUPPORTERS AND STAFF

supporters-lounge
Peer Supporters and Moderators. Decompress here; you are allowed to find it heavy.
handover-notes
Who is having a hard week and who checked on them last. One member per thread.
safety-escalations
A supporter is worried about someone. Post here and a Moderator takes it from there.
vetox-logsHidden from @everyone
Vetox writes joins, leaves, deletions and moderation actions here.
Supporters Voice

Roles

OwnerAdministrator
AdminAdministrator
ModeratorModerator
Peer Supporter
Member
Check-In Ping
Quiet Mode
Muted

Overview

A community where people look after each other without pretending to be professionals. The first thing a newcomer reads, after #welcome-in and #community-agreements, is #not-a-crisis-line: a read-only channel that says plainly that this server is peer support, not therapy, and lists where to go in an emergency. Check-Ins is the daily rhythm: #daily-check-in with a slowmode so each post stands on its own, #small-wins, #three-good-things and #sleep-and-routine. Venting is deliberately fenced: #vent-space has a two-minute slowmode and its rules pinned in #vent-rules - no advice unless asked, no comparing, no diagnosing - and #ask-a-peer-supporter is where a member can call for a trained volunteer. A Quiet Mode role hides the whole Venting category from anyone who takes it, so a member having a hard week can opt out of other people's without leaving. Resources is read-only and staff-written: helplines by country, reading and podcasts, and a coping toolbox, with an open #resource-suggestions beside them. Distraction is six hobby channels - creative, pets, games, cooking, movement and music - because sometimes the help is a change of subject. Voice has Quiet Company for sitting together on mute, Body Doubling for getting things done, Game Night and Stretch and Walk. Peer Supporters are ordinary members with a hoisted role and no moderation powers.

When to use it

Your members support each other well but the venting spills into every channel, a few people carry everyone else's weight, and nobody has written down that this is not a crisis service. This layout puts the disclaimer first, gives venting a fenced space with rules and an opt-out, gives supporters a private place to hand over and escalate, and keeps six hobby channels open for the days when a distraction is the help.

What makes it different

#not-a-crisis-line is the third channel a newcomer sees and states what the server is not.
Quiet Mode is a self-assigned role that hides the entire Venting category from whoever takes it.
#vent-space carries a two-minute slowmode and pinned rules: no advice unless asked, no comparing.
Peer Supporters are mentionable and hoisted but have no moderation powers.
#handover-notes and #safety-escalations keep ongoing concerns from being lost between volunteers.

Recommended Vetox setup

Self-Roles
Post a Self-Roles panel in #choose-your-roles with Check-In Ping and Quiet Mode, so opting out of Venting is one click and needs no explanation.
Reminders
Schedule a Reminder in #daily-check-in each morning and one in #three-good-things each evening, mentioning Check-In Ping.
Streaks
Turn on Streaks for #daily-check-in so showing up every day is noticed without anyone having to keep score.
Auto-Mod
Set Auto-Mod to hold messages with crisis keywords in #vent-space for review, and route the alert to #safety-escalations for Peer Supporters and Moderators.
Logs
Send Logs to #vetox-logs so a Moderator handling an escalation can read what was deleted and by whom.

Questions

Is this a mental health server?

It is a peer-support community, and the template says so in its third channel. Nobody here is a professional, nothing here is treatment, and #not-a-crisis-line lists where to go when someone needs more than a listening ear. Keep that channel; it protects your members and your volunteers.

What does the Quiet Mode role actually do?

It denies view permission on the Venting category for whoever holds it. A member who is not up to reading other people's hard days takes the role in #choose-your-roles, the category disappears for them, and they drop it whenever they are ready. Nobody else knows.

What is Body Doubling voice for?

Sitting in a voice channel with other people while you each do your own task - laundry, an essay, a form you have been avoiding. Cameras and microphones are optional. It is one of the most useful things a wellness server can offer and costs nothing.

How do Peer Supporters get chosen?

By the Moderators, after someone has been a steady, kind presence for a while. The role gives no powers, only a badge and a mention. Rotate people out when they need a break; #handover-notes exists so nothing is lost when they do.

Common mistakes

Letting Peer Supporters give advice in #vent-space instead of listening, which is the one rule the channel exists to enforce.
Making #vent-space the busiest channel by neglecting the Distraction category, so the server becomes a place people visit only when things are bad.
Skipping #not-a-crisis-line because it feels cold, which leaves the volunteers holding a responsibility they never agreed to.

Do you have any doubts?

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