Pages: 1 2 3 4 5  Next -- Posted by cutie2 at 5:41 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Please be supportive and sensitive in this forum. Livewire's Depression and Emotional Imbalance forum is a place for you to give and receive support. Nobody's problems are insignificant. Keep these thoughts in mind as you post: These types of post may be removed or edited: - Encouraging harm or killing of self/others (in this forum, it is never a joke) - your post will be removed and you may receive an informal or formal warning. - Posts that do not offer any support, sympathy or advice - Flaming (posting merely to insult or degrade a person) - this is a common cause of serious topics having to be locked. Don't participate in flame-wars! - Telling somebody that they are seeking attention (attention-seeking is a problem in itself and does not mean someone doesn't need help) - Telling somebody that their problems are insignificant, or that they should just be tougher - Details about methods of injury or suicide (this can be considered tip-sharing) - Replying to or quoting inappropriate posts, even if you are defending someone (report it, instead) This forum contains sensitive people. They are often very emotional and experiencing intense feelings. They may not type in perfect English, and this is perfectly okay - do not criticise a person's typing/grammar. It is nice to encourage people to PM you if they need to talk. However, try to say something more than just "pm if you want to talk" as it isn't very helpful. SUICIDE: We are unable to offer advice directly relating to suicide, for legal reasons. If you post about contemplating suicide, we may need to edit or remove your post. Try to focus on explaining your situation or feelings in other ways - we want to help and support you as much as we can! Have a look at these helplines or consider our Emergency Help resources. Avoid off-topic discussions. Remember that you can choose to have your topic NOT display in "Fresh Topics" when you create it. If you see a post you think is not appropriate, please fight back by reporting it! Click "Report Post" under their post. ---- 99 Worst Things To Say -- Posted by mr blue eyes at 5:43 am on Sep. 3, 2005 well said! -- Posted by cutie2 at 5:45 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Thanks. Edit: psh, if you've got suggestions or comments, post 'em. (Edited by cutie2 at 10:55 pm on Sep. 3, 2005) -- Posted by rock85cool at 5:45 am on Sep. 3, 2005 I knew when I picked you as fav mod i was making the right choice. Awesome topic. -- Posted by Welcome2TheDollhouse at 6:02 am on Sep. 3, 2005 De ja frickin vu. I heard ya the first time...! *cries* However even when I'm ranting to someone I still try to help... -- Posted by cutie2 at 6:05 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Mack, this wasn't pointed straight at you.   Edit: Mack it is. Somehow DollHouse doesn't have the same ring as Mack. (Edited by cutie2 at 11:23 pm on Sep. 3, 2005) -- Posted by Welcome2TheDollhouse at 6:09 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Depending on how many fingers you're pointing?   My name is Mack. I don't expect you to remember that but just in case you ever get tired of calling me Dollhouse. -- Posted by Junja at 8:02 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Thank God this has been posted at last. I doubt the sort of people who type those things will bother to read it, though. Maybe we should just hunt them down instead. -- Posted by lilac at 10:19 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Well I obviously read it and it does make alota sense. People are here for advice and opinions, not criticism or rudness. -- Posted by spam1989 at 10:51 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Quote: from Junja at 4:02 pm on Sep. 3, 2005 Thank God this has been posted at last. I doubt the sort of people who type those things will bother to read it, though. Maybe we should just hunt them down instead. Lets hunt them down...its more fun!!! lol jk. T :) -- Posted by Teneille at 2:04 pm on Sep. 3, 2005 They are VERY good points! Im glad to read them,and hope they work well here! Thank you for posting that. -- Posted by RyGuy at 2:23 pm on Sep. 3, 2005 Quote: from cutie2 at 7:41 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Anybody who tells another member to kill themselves (even if they say they are joking) will be banned You should probably make the "even if they say they are joking" bold. That seems to one of the main problems with people telling other members to kill themselves. They always clame that they were joking. Is it in the guidlines saying that you can't joke around like that? Otherwise, excellent points. It's a good thing that they're actually written down. -- Posted by cutie2 at 5:10 pm on Sep. 3, 2005 Quote: from Junja at 1:02 am on Sep. 4, 2005 I doubt the sort of people who type those things will bother to read it, though. Sadly enough, so do I. But it gives them no excuse for their actions, and nobody can say we didn't tell them. Ryguy (I mistyped that Rygay at first, it was absolutely unintentional but it made me giggle so I thought I'd tell you ), thanks for bringing that up. It's true, that's a common excuse and not everybody does know that they'll be banned for it. -- Posted by Teneille at 6:07 pm on Sep. 3, 2005 Quote: from RyGuy at 11:23 am on Sep. 4, 2005 Quote: from cutie2 at 7:41 am on Sep. 3, 2005 Anybody who tells another member to kill themselves (even if they say they are joking) will be banned You should probably make the "even if they say they are joking" bold. That seems to one of the main problems with people telling other members to kill themselves. They always clame that they were joking. Is it in the guidlines saying that you can't joke around like that?   Otherwise, excellent points. It's a good thing that they're actually written down. I agree!! I was told to kill myself by a member once.  Its a shame Im good at holding grudges, because I can still remember it very clearly. Argh.  It definately makes you feel terrible, and so its mighty good that its written down. Thanks :) -- Posted by nikki at 11:10 am on Sep. 4, 2005 Good advice, well done! -- Posted by jonso89 at 11:49 am on Sep. 4, 2005 has anyone become suicidal because of someone that you love, not loving you back? -- Posted by griefstrickengirl at 3:07 pm on Sep. 4, 2005 this is a good thing to post. -- Posted by bballbabe21 at 11:53 pm on Sep. 4, 2005 Yeah- I hear ya. My cousin Steven committed sucide 4 yrs ago when I was in 4th grade and the family still can't get over it. You can't tell a person that has REAL probelms to shut up and get over it. It's a emotional complication. They oviously have a seriously probelm. Steven was showing signs of sucide. But nobody cared. They just said to get over it. I think that egged him on. I know my uncle regrets not sitting down and letting him talk and get his feelings out when he wanted too. It's about time some people voiced this. -- Posted by ManicDepressant at 6:04 pm on Sep. 5, 2005 Is telling someone it really doesnt affect you either way if they kill themselves or not acceptable? I do this often, mainly to drive home the point that it dont affect me, and that if they want to post a problem i will gladly try to help otherwise they can shut up. ManicD -- Posted by cutie2 at 11:39 pm on Sep. 5, 2005 Good question, and I think it really depends on how you say it. Obviously something like "I don't give a shit if you kill yourself" isn't appropriate but you can tell them it won't affect you either way, if you can say it without being overly insensitive. Kk? -- Posted by amiee at 9:14 am on Sep. 8, 2005 So glad this has been posted... and that you pointed out this forum is a sensitive place, I notice people tend to foget that from time to time. -- Posted by Miss Matchmaker at 2:54 pm on Sep. 8, 2005 WELL SAID IT'S ABOUT TIME! -- Posted by feiticeira at 2:42 pm on Sep. 12, 2005 Thank you. -- Posted by RyGuy at 10:06 pm on Sep. 12, 2005 Quote: from cutie2 at 7:10 pm on Sep. 3, 2005 Ryguy (I mistyped that Rygay at first, it was absolutely unintentional but it made me giggle so I thought I'd tell you ) Hahaha, don't worry, I've heard it before. -- Posted by cali24 at 11:26 pm on Sep. 20, 2005 I agree completely.  These are people with VERY serious problems, that require direct attention, not smirk comments to make them feel worse about themselves.  Those that do not understand the severity of the problems that these people are facing should not even bother replying.  You should put yourself in the shoes of the person posting and think how you would feel if someone said some of the same things to you.  Depression and suicide is not a joke, it is very real.  It is very real, and is an issue that is bigger than some care to admit.  Expecialy the schools that the people are in, because they have not been doing a darn thing to help with this, and I feel they should really be focusing on helping a whole hell of a lot more! -- Posted by azp at 3:30 pm on Oct. 4, 2005 thx for getting such an important msg out, it made me feel much better.... i was looking for guidance and direction when ppl posted critical remarks and put-downs on my topic... THANK YOU -- Posted by koko at 10:55 am on Oct. 10, 2005 Fab topic. I agree 100%. Oh, and thumbs up to some really supportive (lack of vocabulary..sorry   ) people on the forums. Some people are getting really dedicated to helping other teens...which doesn't entirely make-up for the cheap posts..but do a great deal of good. And people-please try and have an idea of what you're talking about. It's not because your 14 year old cousin told you you couldn't get STDs from oral sex that it's true. Google is your bestfriend (if you have common sense enough to look at reliable websites). HOWEVER, if someone makes a mistakes, you can show a link to say http://www.nih.gov/ to give the correct information but don't start accusing the original poster of all sorts of names. Ok? -- Posted by jayhun00 at 7:46 pm on Oct. 11, 2005 Well said -- Posted by Mighty Angel at 6:01 pm on Oct. 15, 2005 I love the rules for this forum. Seeing as members do the exact opposite to what is in that post. Some people don't know how people really feel, but because they want a point they go and reply with a bunch of Bullshit. Its good that some one is looking out for the welfare of the posters in this forum. Some people need to realize that these people in here are extremaily emotianlly fragile and when they are being mean to them it just adds to that depression and make people really want to kill themselves. Thanks a nice post Tinia. -- Posted by Junja at 10:45 am on Oct. 19, 2005 Quote: from Mighty Angel at 2:01 am on Oct. 16, 2005 I love the rules for this forum. Seeing as members do the exact opposite to what is in that post. Some people don't know how people really feel, but because they want a point they go and reply with a bunch of bullshit. Please don't generalise like that. I only post in TDEI if I have something helpful or relevant to say - I have never told someone to go jump off a bridge as I have been in situations like that myself. 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