Consequences for members if ss was no more

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The site needs to be left alone. It angers me that this is even a discussion.

I can't be anywhere else. I literally just found myself on Reddit writing a post there, but I deleted it because I figured it would be too negative. This is the only place where people are OK with hearing the reality of how bad mental illness can get for people. It's the only place I can be myself without sugarcoating and fear of being censored or demonized.

What else are people in our situation supposed to do? Where do we go for support?

 

[Jean4]

The site needs to be left alone. It angers me that this is even a discussion.

I can't be anywhere else. I literally just found myself on Reddit writing a post there, but I deleted it because I figured it would be too negative. This is the only place where people are OK with hearing the reality of how bad mental illness can get for people. It's the only place I can be myself without sugarcoating and fear of being censored or demonized.

What else are people in our situation supposed to do? Where do we go for support?

Nice post! Lots of love and I do agree.

 

[Carina]

All I can think of is, so many people here now that wouldn't be alive, so many thinking of doing something that may find the site won't even find a reason to live, and so many in the future who may never even have a chance.

Not many places where someone can say anything and not have to worry about being locked up, and be surrounded by people that understand them. Or even wonder if you post something, if the site itself would be reporting it to someone.

 

[soundsofsilence]

I would be lost without it. I come here every day.

Ironically this place saves lives or at least makes what we have left much more bearable.

Society has no problem imposing on us all sort of responsibilities and obligations but seems unable to accept when we decide we had enough.

 

[Jean4]

I would be lost without it. I come here every day.

Ironically this place saves lives or at least makes what we have left much more bearable.

Society has no problem imposing on us all sort of responsibilities and obligations but seems unable to accept when we decide we had enough.

If anybody wants to have a rational discussion about suicide, here is your chance.

If you have questions regarding this board, here is your chance instead of threatening @Marquis which I won't tolerate.

You want to threaten people.. I'm right here

 

[ctbUniquectb]

the Appendix title ... Sounded like a real one from the Simpsons

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[SimplyTopHat]

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Ugh! Dr. Nick! Why didn't I think of that. ahaha
Well done.

 

[Proto]

I literally have no friends this is the only place where i can socialize, if this place didn't exist i would have been dead right now.

 

[ithappens]

If SS were to somehow get taken down I would lose my voice.
I can't say what I'm honestly thinking anywhere else. People don't like to hear it, and sometimes things can get ugly. That's never happened here. If I lost this place I'd have to live my life without ever speaking or removing the fake mask. I wouldn't be able to do it.

 

[Meretlein]

They see us as mentally ill, therefore nothing we say about this forum is valid.

There is no point in appealing to a cold hard wall.

They are incapable of ever getting this due to most people being positive about life by default.

 

[UpandDownPrincess]

If not for SS, I'd be dead. Full stop.

This place has replaced an IRL support group that I was forced to give up when I moved years ago.

I continue to come here, even after my mental health has stabilized, because this is a supportive community where I feel accepted, and perhaps can help someone else.

That last part is very, very important to me. It is a part of my character and a part of my life. There are good, caring people here. I am frustrated by attempts to paint us all as death-seeking, evil harpies. This can be, and has been, a life-saving place. Just like anything else, the truth is far more complex than its detractors scream to the skies.

 

[Jean4]

They see us as mentally ill, therefore nothing we say about this forum is valid.

There is no point in appealing to a cold hard wall.

They are incapable of ever getting this due to most people being positive about life by default.

They consider us mentally ill (which I openly admit I am).

Yet, the behavior they are exhibiting towards us is psychotic... and rather immature. Bullying mentally ill suicidal individuals and Facebook wars.

We are back in grade school.

Yet, they don't care enough to use this energy to fix the mental health system.

 

[blivogade]

Although i haven't been on here long id hate to see it go, knowing theres a place where i can come in my darkest times were i will be understood instead of being turned away with a few leaflets and a helpline number, would upset me a great deal.
To my knowledge theres not really any other place on the internet or in real life for that matter, were you can talk about suicide and all its aspects freely knowing you wont be judged or shunned in any way.
Itd be great loss if this site was lost, its helped a lot more people than its lost but the media wont write about that.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

There is no point in appealing to a cold hard wall.

They are incapable of ever getting this due to most people being positive about life by default.

I respectfully and lovingly disagree.

If Nelson Mandela had continued to embrace such a stance, apartheid would still rule in South Africa. If Gandhi had taken such a stance, Britain would still rule India. If Martin Luther King had taken such a stance, Black people in the U.S. would be not be sitting at the same lunch counters or sharing public restrooms with Caucasians.

Non-violent dialogue that demonstrates compassion for oppressors and assumes they are capable of hearing takes a long-ass time, but it works. Cold hard walls crumble with warmth, patience and persistence.

 

[s1mplem3]

I don't care about those pro lifers and their opinion about us, they will never understand, they're blind. I believe it won't happen to SS, I don't know any other places like this. If anyone has friends in here they could chat in Discord or somewhere else. There is SS Discord by the way. And if anyone wants to chat with me - I'm whole yours.

 

[TAW122]

The consequences for me would be the lack of an honest, non-judgmental, uncensored support group, which dramatically affect my mental state. It would be even worse having no place to vent, find reliable information on methods (without censorship), and also lack of "real" community with like minded individuals. What I would do is resort to other methods that might be riskier, resulting in a greater chance of failure (out of desperation and ignorance), and also probably lash out more IRL (due to having no place to safely vent and find support without judgment). Basically it would be hell combined with nightmare mode IRL.

 

[Jean4]

Although i haven't been on here long id hate to see it go, knowing theres a place where i can come in my darkest times were i will be understood instead of being turned away with a few leaflets and a helpline number, would upset me a great deal.
To my knowledge theres not really any other place on the internet or in real life for that matter, were you can talk about suicide and all its aspects freely knowing you wont be judged or shunned in any way.
Itd be great loss if this site was lost, its helped a lot more people than its lost but the media wont write about that.

No worries. We aren't going anywhere and welcome! We are glad you are here.

 

[Largeletters]

As I am hopefully departing today, I hope this site doesn't get banned for the future people that join, as for the current members now.

Even though there are threats to shut down the site, I doubt it will happen. No one here is encouraging anything, telling people to direct CTB, or causing death in any way. As this site's purpose is pro-choice, it is someone's choice. No members are coming at anyone with pro suicide sayings.

 

[PDAnnie2610]

I'll have reached for the SN far sooner than now, if not for the companionship this site provides...

 

[Escape Artist]

I'm mostly a lurker but I really, REALLY need this site. I can't talk to anyone. I've been in the mental health system long enough to be very afraid. I'm using a VPN for sure. The last time I asked for help (a hotline) I was dragged out of my house by police (I wasn't even resisting, I was just making a quiet correction of their assumption about the situation) and it was winter and I didn't have shoes, socks or a coat. I was yelled at and treated like an animal. I've seen terrible abuse at psych hospitals. I know things have improved a lot in many places, but we still aren't believed. I was also born with painful malformations of the brain and spine. It's so wonderful to find this supportive community. I have my meto and SN and while I decide when it's time it's great to not be completely alone.

 

[hershberger]

If I hadn't found this site, I would have tried a ctb method which I now know wouldn't have worked. This would have resulted in hospitalization, misery for my family and friends, and other ripple effects which could have sent me down an even more desperate road.

I am here - and I choose to stay here - because you all understand me. I have treatement-resistant depression, GAD, and panic attacks. You don't have to suffer from the same things I do to understand why I'm here. I admit that I can't relate to BPD or some of the other issues you all have. But you know what? We support each other. Whether it's a person's choice to ctb, questions about ctb, or someone in recovery, we support them. That is why I am here. This site saved me from a ctb which wouldn't work. That has value, and I thank all of you (especially Jean) for being a part of this community.

 

[departing]

As I am hopefully departing today, I hope this site doesn't get banned for the future people that join, as for the current members now.

While I'm sorry that things have brought you to this point, I hope that you find the peace that you are seeking.

 

[rookyhere]

This site is needed for a lot of people. it would be messed up if its gone