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Online Support:

Online Safety
A few pages with basics on how to stay safe online and avoid getting cyberstalked.

Cyberstalking: Why and How

Who engages in online stalking, why, how, and what to do if you are a victim of internet harassment. Real life examples and links for further reading.

Cyberstalking: Staying Safe On Abuse Support Sites

Practical tips on avoiding online harassment, stalking, and trolls, while using online support groups for abuse survivors.

Top Five Scams On Abuse Support Sites

Real life examples of cons that abuse survivors are especially vulnerable to while using online support groups.

7 Tips On Choosing An Online Support Group

Basic things to look at, to avoid frustration and find the site that's a good match for you.

Glossary

Words commonly used on abuse sites that might leave you puzzled.

Fort Members and Visitors
What we offer, how to contact us, guidelines, FAQ, TOS, lost passwords, etc

Intro

Basic info on what is abuse and how Fort is supposed to help with the aftermath of it.

What we offer

All the stuff we have here at Fort at a glance.

Sitemap

List of all the pages on this website.

Public Forum

No registration necessary, feel free to post as much or as little as you wish. Helpful for those who don't really want to join our community at this time, and for those who can't, for example secondary survivors.

Guidelines

Community rules, good to read if you're considering joining us.

So that you know what we record and why.

Legal stuffs.

Chats' schedule

Times, locations, and topics of next hosted chats.

Lost passwords

Link to recover your account password if you forgot it.

FAQ

All sorts of questions on how to use forums and chat: where to post, how to change your signature, what are the castles, why do people get banned, etc.

Speak To Mods

Open to registered users only - a place to reach moderators if something makes it uncomfortable for you to use the site: someone is bothering you, you can't find your inbox, aren't sure why your post was moved, etc. Posts are visible to you and mod team only, and it's the best way to communicate with us.

A way for you to get in touch with site admins; please keep in mind that we are not counselors, we only maintain this site.

Alternative sites
No site works for everyone; if Fort isn't a good match for you, see if the sites below might work better.

7cups.com

Instant chat with a "listener" about anything that bothers you. You can become a listener too, if you want to. Would work a lot better than Fort if you want to chat NOW, are looking to talk to people one-on-one, and like to give/receive advice. It's against our guidelines to tell anyone what to do, think, or feel - we believe in letting people make their own choices.

malesurvivor.org

We have a lot of male members at Fort, but some things can feel too awkward to discuss in a mixed gender community. If that's how you feel - malesurvivor.org is a busy site that has men only, so you can have some privacy for those extra sensitive issues.

christiansurvivors.com

Online community for Christian survivors of any form of abuse. We recognize that faith is a powerful healing tool for many people, but Fort is a non-denominational site, many of us have had bad experiences with religion, so we limit all religious references to one forum folder only. If you like to bring up religion in most conversations (or if you're just more comfortable with people of the same faith) - christiansurvivors.com might be a good solution.

pandys.org

Great site for survivors of rape or child sexual abuse: busy community and very good resources. Guidelines differ from Fort: no DID allowed, telling others what to do is encouraged, blocking people who get on your nerves is not allowed, foul language is OK within reasonable limits; there's a forum for supporters (aka secondary survivors) too.

survivorship.org

Community for survivors of ritual abuse, mind control, and torture. Membership is paid, but the site has some free resources too. We have a forum folder for religious abuse, but you have to be actively participating in other forums for a month to gain access to it, and the topic is off-limit in chat. Moreover, we believe that, although abuse perps often claim to have supernatural powers or secret technologies to manipulate your mind, in reality "mind control" is just not possible.

loveshack.org

Community focused on relationships, including (but not limited to) abusive ones. If you don't really want to leave your partner, but just have problems with how you're being treated (e.g. s/he lies, cheats, drinks, plays computer games too much, etc) - or if you're heartbroken after a breakup and don't know if you'll ever find love again - loveshack.org is a good place to discuss these issues.

psychopathfree.com

Community dedicated to discussing psychopaths/narcissists in your life: learning to spot them, guesstimating what they are thinking and why they act the way they do, finding ways to manipulate their behavior, etc. We do not believe in this at Fort, and it's against our guidelines to talk of anyone other than yourself, so if this is what you're into - psychopathfree.com would be a better match.

suicideforum.com

Pro-life community focused on mental health, depression, and suicide prevention. Membership is free and anonymous, open to anyone over 13yo. Suicide threats or descriptions of SI not allowed.