How we talk to each other here
- No judgment. People arrive at very different stages and none of them is wrong.
- Share your experience, don’t prescribe. “This helped me” — not “you should”.
- Respect privacy: never repost someone’s story or details outside this forum.
- No medical advice, no medication recommendations, no diagnosing other members.
- If someone is in crisis, encourage professional help — don’t try to manage it alone.
This forum is peer support, not medical care. Read the full notice.
Welcome. This is a peer-support community — a place to share experience and feel less alone. It works because people are kind to one another, so a few gentle ground rules keep it safe for everyone.
How we talk to each other here
- Be kind. Everyone here is carrying something. Assume good intent.
- Share experience, not orders. “What helped me…” lands better than “You should…”. We are peers, not doctors.
- No diagnosing others. Describe your own journey; please don’t tell someone what they “have”.
- Protect privacy. Yours and other people’s. Please don’t post full names or identifying details.
- No self-promotion. Please don’t post links to your own site, channel, or social media.
- Take care with heavy detail. Please avoid graphic descriptions of self-harm or methods, and add a short heads-up (“CW: …”) before difficult content.
If you are struggling right now
This forum is a supportive space, but it is not emergency or crisis support, and replies may take time.
If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, please reach out now — you deserve real-time support:
- Find a free, confidential helpline in your country: findahelpline.com
- If a life is in danger, call your local emergency number.
A note on moderation
To keep bots and unkindness out, the first post from a new member is quietly reviewed before it appears — usually within a day. After that, your posts show up right away. It is nothing personal; it just protects the space.
Thank you for helping make this somewhere people can breathe.