Looking for a positive, empathetic sponsor
'lo! I'm Pigeon.
About a month or so I decided to start looking for a sponsor. I'll outline what you will be dealing with as my sponsor, and what I would like from my sponsor. Any questions, let me know. Otherwise, feel free to contact me. I am on PST- so take that into consideration. Also, I do not care about gender or orientation- but care about age and would like someone over 30. Additionally, I see a psychologist every week so you will not be facing the true brunt of the issues.
What you'll be dealing with when speaking to me: Currently getting out of a DV kind of relationship, PTSD/Trauma, recovering from agoraphobia, social anxiety, sexual abuse, depression, college stuff, handling difficult subjects like incest and the like, and learning new positive means of coping. Speaking of spirituality or correlations of symbolism throughout them in regards to healing.
Hobbies I have: Programming, reading, writing, cooking, video games, foreign languages.
What I would like from you: A positive influence to speak with every so often(like a couple times a week or more), someone empathetic that will truly listen, that is polite and encouraging. Someone simply there for me, and wouldn't mind simply chatting sometimes.
Thank you for taking the time to glance at this. Hope you have a good day whether you are a member or a listener.
@CaloenasNicobarica
hey there, pigeon! unfortunately i'm not a listener -- and it is during times like this that i really regret that, because you're honestly the kind of person it would be an honour to speak to XDD i'll try to help you to the best of my ability, though; i hope that's alright?
i'm sorry you haven't got a reply yet, especially since this post is so aesthetically pleasing and you obviously put a lot of thought into it. if you're still keen on looking for a sponsor, would you consider searching for one manually through the browse listeners page? it requires a bit of work -- selecting options, etc, can be hard especially since you're dealing with more than one thing, but i'd suggest ticking the verified listeners box (for listeners with more experience), the long-term listener box (for sponsors), and tailoring the rest to your preferences. it seems that the most pressing thing for you is managing emotions as you're trying to handle making these into positive emotions? it's definitely up to you though!
alternatively, you can check out our support forums (i am not quite sure what you mean by handling difficult subjects and i feel that speaking with someone would help more; perhaps you can find a listener that would be willing to instead?): relationship support, trauma support, phobia support, social anxiety (and anxiety) support, depression support, student (and college) support, and managing emotions support. also, if you'd like, i'm willing to create a thread here in the forums to talk to you? it won't be like talking to a listener, but i can help you attempt to see the positive side of things? let me know if you're interested!
thank you for reaching out and i hope you have a great week!
@windflowers
It's cool! Thanks for responding and your compliments, and a pleasure to meet you @windflowers! I've seen you around the forums and such. An honour to speak with? I hope to meet your expectations or at least gain some more awesomeness to not disappoint. XD
Sorry it took like a week for me to get back to this. Been battling some depression and sickness as of late and am finally getting up and around again. I could barely even remember my anxiety check-ins. Like one thing.
Anyway, I've been hittin' the browse listeners thing with the parameters filled out and have found that the people I've spoken to and liked are one-offers so to speak. I never really see them again but maybe once in a blue moon. I found someone who is ultra busy, but I speak with them every two weeks and got to the point where I'm too shy to ask. X_X; Been exploring options, though! I'll with the verified listeners thing, too! Forgot about that. And thanks for outlining it, sometimes it's really hard to see what we have issues with at times... especially with so many things going on! Hmm! Managing emotions...
Only lately am I getting out and about on the forums, like the check-ins but don't really stray away from them. Have tried the group chats but they're too chaotic for me... And my meaning with handling difficult subjects is stuff like child abuse, sexual assault, and stuff like that. I see listeners that specifically won't deal with such topics so that's what I meant.
Hey, thanks for your offer. I might take you up on that in the future when things get a little less hectic! And you have a good weekend, week, just good in general! Hopefully, I'll be more active in these areas and see you around!
Again, nice meeting you @windflowers! :)
@CaloenasNicobarica
you /are/ an honour to speak with; i've confirmed that by reading your reply!! don't worry about responding late; i'm sorry you weren't feeling at your best, but i'm glad you feel better now! and yes, that definitely makes sense; i know it's true, and i really apologise, because finding someone you can click with is really hard! if you're continuing with your search, best of luck! i completely forgot to include this -- my mistake, i'm sorry -- but here is the listener classifieds section for long-term listeners; it's basically like this section of the forum, but the opposite, if that makes sense? i know a lot of people won't talk about those topics, but i've seen a few ads in the listener section for those, so hopefully you find someone who can help!
sure, i'll be happy to talk to you! hopefully i'll see you around as well. all the best :) it was nice meeting you too!