Dear friends,
I'm pleased to announce the formation of a new project from supportforhealing called Friendly hands.
What is it?
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Friendly hands provides support for those new to Second Life who might have issues of social phobia or social anxiety. Many people with these conditions come to environments such as Second Life but do not get the best out of them as they shy away from social contact. I myself took about a month before I stopped running away from every green dot I saw as I have some residual social anxiety.
How does it work
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Friendly hands will have a team of volunteer 'friends' who will be available to help new members with SA to overcome their anxiety by travelling with them to events, showing them around SL and generally being a sensitive friend. Upon requesting a friend the new member will fill in a short survey which will then be looked at by an officer of Friendly Hands and an appopriate volunteer found from our resources. We are hoping that the project will be self supporting as many people who have been helped may wish to use their new-found confidence to help others and become volunteers in time.
We will also be running social events and discussion/support groups as well as 'thank-you' events for volunteers.
How can I help?
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If you are willing to give up a little time to help others who need friendship and support to get the best from SL and their real lives then drop me an IM and I will add you to our group for volunteers. It is important that you should be able to commit to at least a couple of hours a week for each person you take on.
If you get this card and would like help from one of our friends
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Then contact zafu diamond or join the Friendly Hands group and someone will be in touch to talk to you.
Many thanks for reading and for helping us to help others
Zafu Diamond
Supportforhealing Founder