Table 3.

Descriptive language, inductive themes, and validated therapeutic affordances.

Language	Theme	Therapeutic affordance
Disclosure	Disclosure	Self-presentation
Control	Control
Private	Identification
Anonymity
Masquerade
Communicate	Interaction	Connection
Exchange	Exchanging information
Share	Support
Discuss	Mitigating isolation
Advice	Geographic freedom
Support
Isolation
Alone
Worldwide
Look	Information seeking	Exploration
Research	Learning
Find	Reputability
Learn
Monitor
Moderate
Share	Imparting knowledge	Narration
Stories	Understanding
Experiences	Emotional catharsis
Journey
Distress
Flared-up	Variation in use	Adaptation
Affected
Bad
Sick
Hospital