Now it’s easier to post your comments to our blog.

Happy October! Thank you for viewing our blog postings and signing up for the Families for Depression Awareness Online Community emails. We want to make sure everyone feels welcome to post a comment, and we certainly want to make it easy for you to do so.

When we launched this blog a few weeks ago, we didn’t realize that the comment-posting process was a little confusing for some of you. Rest assured that we’ve fixed that problem. So, here’s a clear guide on how to post a comment to any of our blog postings.

1. Find the blog posting or topic where you want to post your comment.
2. Scroll to the bottom of that posting. There, you’ll find a link that says 0 comments (or 2 comments, etc., depending on the number of comments). It’s on the same line that says “Posted by Stacey Leibowitz …”
3. Click on that X comments link to view the blog posting form.
4. In the box titled Leave Your Comments, type in your message.
5. Below that box, you’ll be asked to Choose an Identity. Choose one of these three options:
   • Google/Blogger - if you have a Google Blogger account, here’s were you can enter your Google account username and password.
   • Other - select this option if you’d like to use your name, or a nickname, and Web page.
   • Anonymous -select this if you’d rather not use your name.
6. If you like, you can preview and edit your comment before submitting it to our blog. Just click the [Preview] button to review what you’ve written.
7. Then, when you’re ready, click [Publish Your Comment]. This sends me a notice that you’ve submitted a comment. I review all of the comments, mostly to prevent spammers from using our blog to sell their products (!) so your post won’t show up right away.

That’s all there is to it! 

The comments we’ve received so far have helped us understand which topics and concerns you’d like to see covered in our Online Community discussion forums. For example, last week, we received a request to include a topic about mature children of elderly parents, with ideas on improving the quality of their relationship in spite of the condition. 

Now that we have improved our posting procedure, we hope you will add your input this week. 

We look forward to seeing what you have to say about loving someone with depression, bipolar disorder, or a dual diagnosis of depression and alcohol or drug addiction. Thank you! 

Stacey