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I was going through some things with my relationships and needed to vent. I vented to the first person, who seemed okay at first, but then just rudely and abruptly concluded that the other people involved did not like me. Whether they're right or not, they made me feel much worse. I didn't even get to finish my vent either. I didn't want to risk another rude listener so I didn't connect to another one.
I would have expected that the listeners go through a process of some type of psychological security clearance, but that is just pure irresponsibility on the part of the developers of BLAH not to do their due diligence with their platform. I'll be avoiding them now after reading all of these bad reviews. I actually wanted to be a helpful listener on there and help people who needed someone to listen to them...
Needed to vent and the listener just made me feel worse then before i got on. They was rude and mean amd just said this is life, and i pick crappy friends
I have used it a few times and there has been a few times where I actually get decent, nice, and understanding people. But 90% of the time lately its been bots that are posting suspicious links asking for inapropiate things or real people just trolling and not giving a crap about you. This site was meant for support, NOT trolling. Really needs to be fixed my the creators of this site.
I've been a listener on Blah for 4 years now and have seen just about everything there is from legitimate venters to religious nuts to threats of homicide. Sometimes people go there because they have nothing to do. For me, these trolls and sex creeps aren't a problem because I, like every other listener, has the power to disconnect if I feel uncomfortable. What really bothers me is that this site has had a bot in the venter queue for over a year now. This bot starts out with "hi" and you can tell it's a bot because there isn't a typing indicator at the top of the chat window. They then link a URL claiming to be some 22 year old wanting to talk about anything. I have reported this bot probably over a hundred times and they are still there, which leads me to suspect that the site may either be behind it, or has an agreement with the website to allow it. Also, the report feature is garbage, but I understand why because it could be abused easily. My advice is this: If you are looking for serious help, go see a licensed professional in person rather than an anonymous random person online. As has been said many times in other reviews: there are people on this site who will manipulate you and try to harm you mentally. It's unfortunate, but the way of the internet.
I used BlahTherapy a couple of years ago and was pleased with the results. In the past year, it has apparently been taken over by immature childish trolls whose responses are completely inappropriate and offensive. I woul definitely not recommend using this site.
I think the title says it all blah I was sincerely upset over people's attitudes over other
Creatures on the planet venting my frustrations and I get hit with jesus is the only good one of this world you're evil wtf I don't know maybe a kid took it personally couldn't handle the question I'm stay off can't trust anyone anymore
If you're a person with triggers, I suggest you use another site. This site is poorly set up, and most of the listeners will either be highly uninterested, or they will tell you to kill yourself or that they hope you get raped. They also like to ask for information that they don't need and try to contact you for sexual purposes sometimes. It made me worst at the time I needed help.
Full of abusive creeps; some who play long con games to launch into tirades, others who try to convert you to their religion, and yet other bs that would be funny if people didn't come here to try and heal.
There are genuine people here, but the ratio is too skewed to make it worth the risk.
Full of illiterate people who only respond with "oh" "wow" "yea" or "i see" without even giving any useful advice. It was way more helpful in the past. Perhaps the listeners should go through a process before bothering to "listen"
Anonymity allows many people to express things they couldn't say otherwise. You can meet some really good people. Many trolls and pervs too though.
Blah Therapy has a great idea behind it, but it's a total crap shoot of who you'll be connected with and unfortunately many of those people suck as human beings or are WAY too young to be using the website. After chatting with a friendly enough seeming listener for a bit, I typed in something pretty sensitive and not something normal people laugh at. The response I got? "Go f*** kill yourself, dumb b**** hope you get raped." Definitely made me feel a lot worse--which is the trolls' intention. Just stay away and talk to 7cups or a real person.
I've had a really bad day and needed to vent. The first person I got was just some dumb kid looking for instagram followers, but then I got Emma. Thank you Emma if you are reading this. I vented, let out my frustrations and moved on. I needed this tonight. You may have just saved a life. Thank you
TERRIBLE! I give up on this website! Every single listener is a teenager pretending to be an adult and a troll who disconnects and doesn't give serious advice!
Only the very first listener I got was good, every single other one has been terrible!
I occasionally volunteer as a listener and I have yet to have a negative experience with other users. I have been disconnected a few times here and there, but always redirected with no trouble. I do have a background in mental health and a bit of experience in the field (I am not a licenced therapist, to be clear.), and I found this site to be a very intriguing, genuinely positive idea. It is unfortunate that others have had negative or tainted experiences with "Bad listeners" or that anyone out there would use this outlet as a source of entertainment. I will give it a good review, drawn solely fron my own experiences. I like to think I may have helped a few individuals who were dealing with some heavy stuff and though I do not have the proper degree qualifying me to provide actual therapy, I am happy to have potentially been of import to someone in crisis. Hopefully others follow suit. This site has great potential if not abused.
So i'm mostly a listener on here and the last time before i left this website, i volunteered as a listener like i usually do. I started off with a simple greeting and I introduced myself (keep in mind i have an optimistic view and a more cheerful personality and I am willing to listen to what's bothering someone and help by offering solutions or encouragement or empathy.)
"lol you're too enthusiastic, i'm sorry" then they disconnected.
I'm confused? I used to vent on here but I'd get cussed out and dragged for the stuff i'd spill my feelings about, so i stopped.
Do not use this site. It is filled with people that are on there mostly for entertainment purposes and they have facebook for that. While I was on there, I was cussed at by one of what they call "Listeners" and also had vulgar comments thrown at me as well. Please people run don't walk away from this site. I think this site probably has a bunch of young people that are posing as adults saying that they are good listeners, when people actually do get on the site with valid issues and problems. If they had a zero as a rating that is what this site would get.
Worst humans on the planet. Teens. Worst humans on the planet. Teens. Worst humans on the planet. Teens
I tried this site once over a year ago (sometimes in 2015) as a venter and I kept getting disconnected from my listener. I think I tried maybe 6 times to actually talk. I could manage to say one or two things before being cut off and that happened again and again.
I tried this site again recently (2016) and it's the same problem. I got cut off and then happened to match with the same person. It told me that I was disconnected and the person said that it told them that I disconnected which I didn't.
On the plus side, no one was abusive or trolling, but then again I wasn't really matched with anyone long enough to know for sure. It's a shame. I just needed a quick outlet when no one else is around but the site is garbage for it's sole intention.
I have used the chat as a venter recently and a few years ago. It's been good, except for the fact that occasionally listeners will disconnect in the middle of a conversation.
I've only had good experiences so far and am glad the chat exists.
