Q: Who are you people?

A : There are currently 6 people that help run MIM [MentalIllnessMouse]. You can find out more about us here.

Q: Are you guys medical professionals?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A: No.

Q: What is the basis of your advice if you aren’t professionals? 

A: Most of the advice we give is based on personal experience. We also try to research any questions we are asked to give informed opinions, in addition to proving any resources that may help the individuals who send us asks. We also actively encourage people to seek professional help for their issues. 

Q: Can you give me a diagnosis? 

A: As we are not health professions it would be highly irresponsible to give a diagnosis. We are more than happy to give information about mental illness and any symptoms. 

Q: I’m taking ____ medication and having ____  problems. 

Q: What medication should I take for  ____?

A: As we are not health professional we cannot give medication advice. This is something you need to talk to with your doctor or a health professional. We are happy to give information about medications but we cannot tell you what medication you should take.

Additionally, we won’t accept asks that contains names of medicines if they ask about dosage or for general feedback on that med (including side-effects). 

Q: What self help tips do you have for  ____? 

A: Before sending in an ask about self help or resources, please first look at the helpful resources page. If you cannot find an answer there feel free to send in any questions and we will happily answer them. 

Q: Can you answer my question privately? 

A: Non-anon asks will be answered privately on request. Anon asks can’t be answered privately.

Q: Do you need any extra help running MIM/Can I apply to be a moderator?

A: Yes! Please see our requirements here.

Q: I disagree with one of your answers to an ask/I find a post offensive.

A: Please let us know about these posts or answers. We are human and are thus capable of making mistakes, but we will be more than happy to edit/amend past answers and take your input as well. If you have problem or find offence with other posts, let us know and we will look into it and see whether or not the post in question should be edited or deleted. 

Q: I find the asks triggering/I don’t like to see the asks on my dashboard. What can I do?

A : All the asks are put under the tag “ask MIM”. If you download Tumblr Savior [Chrome], Tumblr Savior [GreaseMonkey], Tumblr Savior [opera], or X-Kit, you should be able to block just these posts. 

Q: How do I submit a meme?

A: There are several ways to do it and any way is fine :]  However, if we have many submissions, we tend to publish the ones formatted as photo posts first, simply because it’s less for us to put together.

1) submit the text for the meme to us via text post submission or ask

OR

2) create the meme in the meme generator and submit the image URL in a text post or embed the image into a text post.

OR

3) create the meme in the meme generator and save the image. Then, submit it as a photo post. 

Q: How do I submit my meme anonymously?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      A: You can either

1) send us the text for the meme as an anonymous ask

OR

2) log out of tumblr and submit. For the email, you can use ”anonymous@anonymous.com” and just put your name down as “anonymous”.

Q: How long does it take my meme to be published?

A: It’s hard to tell and it depends on the number of submissions we get; however, the memes will generally be posted within a week of it being put in our inbox. If it isn’t published within two weeks please submit again. 

Q: I posted a meme and no longer want it on MIM. Can you take it down?

A: Yes. We’d prefer you send us these requests un-anonymously, simply because we’d like to avoid having people take down memes that are not their own to begin with.