Our Vision
The Doctors Health Forum is a safe, anonymous space where healthcare professionals can share struggles, find peer support, and connect honestly about mental health and wellbeing challenges.
✅ What We Encourage
- Honest sharing: Talk about your real experiences with burnout, stress, anxiety, depression
- Peer support: Offer empathy, validation, and encouragement
- Resource sharing: Recommend books, therapists, coping strategies that helped you
- Asking for advice: Seek perspectives from others who've been there
- Respectful dialogue: Even when you disagree, stay kind and constructive
❌ What's Not Allowed
1. Harmful Medical Advice
- Do NOT diagnose other users or suggest specific medications
- Do NOT recommend stopping prescribed medications
- Do NOT provide dangerous "medical hacks" or unproven treatments
- ✅ DO: Share what worked for you, always with "Talk to your doctor" disclaimer
2. Harassment & Hate
- No personal attacks, insults, or harassment (even if anonymous)
- No hate speech based on race, gender, religion, specialty, career stage
- No doxxing attempts or trying to identify other users
- No trolling or deliberately inflammatory content
3. Illegal Content
- No illegal drug promotion or coordination of illegal activities
- No sharing of pirated materials or illegal content
- No incitement to violence or self-harm
4. Spam & Promotion
- No advertising, business promotion, or self-promotion
- No spam, repetitive posting, or flooding
- Automatic filters remove emails, phone numbers, and website URLs
5. Patient Information
- NEVER share identifiable patient information (violates HIPAA/privacy laws)
- You may discuss anonymous, de-identified clinical scenarios for advice
🚨 Crisis Situations
If you or someone else is in immediate danger:
- US: 911 or 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- UK: 999 or Samaritans 116 123
- India: 112 or AASRA 9820466726
- International: Contact local emergency services
This forum is NOT for emergencies. Do not use it as a crisis intervention tool.
📢 Reporting Violations
See something concerning? Use the "Report" button on any post or comment. Reports are anonymous and help keep our community safe. We review all reports and remove violating content.
⚖️ Enforcement
- Violating content will be removed
- Severe or repeated violations may result in temporary forum restrictions
- We reserve the right to disable the forum temporarily if needed for safety
💙 Remember
We're all here because we care about mental health in healthcare. Let's support each other with compassion, respect, and honesty. Your anonymous voice matters—use it to lift others up.