Does this place make you feel worse?

[Last chance]

Does anyone feel like this forum might actually make you feel worse? It's becoming almost obsessional to me to read through the mega threads,plan my exit and read as much information as I can on each method.

it's good to be able to talk to people of a similar mindset but I'm wondering if taking a break every now and then might be a good idea.

 

[NeverGoodEnuff]

There was a time last fall when I took a break, thinking I was all better. LOL! You see I am back. When I am feeling "iffy", I come here and it helps me keep those negative feelings more in control.

 

[Last chance]

There was a time last fall when I took a break, thinking I was all better. LOL! You see I am back. When I am feeling "iffy", I come here and it helps me keep those negative feelings more in control.

Im far from better,I'm the worst I have been in my whole life. But I'm wondering if being on here so much is just fuelling the "badness".

 

[NeverGoodEnuff]

That may be true. Only you can know. And if that is the case, try staying away for a while. I know that is hard because there are certain places on the 'net that I go that I can guarantee will cause me great anxiety (MSM news is primary). And I still go there. Sigh...

The old definition of "insanity" -- doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

 

[Hirokami]

I feel like that sometimes. There are days where I have to step away from this place as I feel a bit more depressed than normal, though I can't completely do without this place either. I need to be allowed to feel like shit sometimes without people trying to force me to cheer up.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

This place distracts me from masturbating twice per day, usually it brings me down to once per day since I get caught up in the site.

 

[spiderlily]

How I see it is when I'm at my worst, sometimes being here can keep me grounded or feel less isolated. Or just have something to do instead of thinking too much about x y or z. I do think depending on your state, you should self filter certain kinds of threads. And when I'm having a good day (as rare as it might come), I try to live offline and refrain from exposing myself to a place like SS which harbors a lot of people's pain.

 

[Callie Arcale]

No, it does not make me feel worse. I am thankful for all the kind users here who share their stories, and I appreciate the access to information . The forum has helped me understand a lot of things about my method, but also given me perspective on other matters.

I can say that I sometimes feel very depressed when I see all the pain that is pouring out from users all over the world . But I also find strength and comfort in the community, because here, finally, there's a place that feels like home in the dark hours of my life.

 

[Rustysoupcan]

I dont think it makes me feel worse, but it definitely doesnt help my depression

 

[NeverSatisfied]

I'm wondering if taking a break every now and then might be a good idea.

I think sometimes taking a break is a good idea.

I need to be allowed to feel like shit sometimes without people trying to force me to cheer up

THIS. Yeah, some days I still come here at my absolute lowest even if it's making things worse because I'm at least allowed to feel what I feel instead of being prescribed new medication or trying to have it talked away. It's healthy and helpful to just feel sometimes you know?

It's becoming almost obsessional to me to read through the mega threads,plan my exit and read as much information as I can on each method.

I was obsessed with planning, becoming comfortable with the possibility of using my method and figuring out how to get it for a while too. But after all that settled into place in my mind I find myself enjoying the site more and it's helped me more than I originally thought it would- everyone's experience is different though and method in hand doesn't = getting better; sometimes getting off the site = getting better too. You do you

 

[Meretlein]

If the forum is making you feel worse then it would be best to stop visiting. Just because it helps alleviate the pain for me and others, it won't necessarily help everyone. We are all different.

 

[kovkay]

I like to mainly stick to Recovery and Offtopic forums. I got all the information I needed from the Suicide Discussion section and stopped reading it because the Goodbye threads got me pretty down. There's some other sites I found, but they seem overly positive, to an almost toxic degree. I like how straightforward this place is and it makes me feel less alone, so no - it doesn't make me feel worse.

 

[Trans Magus]

I don't fucking know but I'm sure my friends are tired of hearing me constantly talking about how I want to die. So why not give them a break and post somewhere else.

 

[Luchs]

Does anyone feel like this forum might actually make you feel worse? It's becoming almost obsessional to me to read through the mega threads,plan my exit and read as much information as I can on each method.

it's good to be able to talk to people of a similar mindset but I'm wondering if taking a break every now and then might be a good idea.

Taking a break can do good, but I just find a sense of comradery here like nowhere else.

 

[lofticries]

Actually it makes me feel better. I've been taught all my life to believe suicidal ppl are a rare bunch and that I'm abnormal for thinking the way I do but this place really makes me feel better. Yes there are some terribly depressive things here but at least I don't feel like such an outcast anymore. However if anyone feels that this site is making them worse they should leave asap or take a much needed break. There is no reason for torturing yourself further especially when life is hard already.

 

[muffin222]

No, I credit this site with extending my life and offering me a space to vent very taboo, very painful emotions that I cannot speak about in my real life, or even in most other online forums.

However, I do believe that if one is serious about recovery then leaving SS is highly beneficial and is much more conducive to developing new coping mechanisms than continuing to stick around.

 

[LittleBabyNothing]

As with any forum or social media it's all about how You use it.
When i first came on this site i spent all my time in methods, learning and planning. Now i have all in place i spend more time in discussions, suicide and recovery.
i do find myself browsing on here way too much. Partly as my days are empty and i've little to do, depression is making it impossible to focus on anything. A lot is the sense of community and a space to discuss suicide, a prominent theme to my thoughts but unable to talk about much in real life.
I think taking a break from here is really important if you feel you need it. It is easy to surround ourselves in only what we want to hear, coming here reinforces my reasons to end my life. For certainty in such a final act it is important to seek and be challanged with an opposite view.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Now that I've stopped consuming entertainment aside from music I have no idea what I'd do with the time I browse. A portion of it would be reading books, maybe spend a bit more time applying for jobs and shit, got a couple of phone interviews recently somehow (lmao at any poor bastard that actually hires me).

I like having fun on the site the most, people around here tend to have a functioning brain that doesn't need ten layers of protective mechanisms to shield them from the horrific reality of life. People here are (usually) not very touchy-feely and can take an edgy joke or two, as well.

 

[Lmd]

people around here tend to have a functioning brain that doesn't need ten layers of protective mechanisms to shield them from the horrific reality of life. People here are (usually) not very touchy-feely and can take an edgy joke or two, as well.

Nice joke.

This forum gave me a method so only for that was good. Lately I feel weird when I enter but still I get good things out of it.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Nice joke.

Which place online has less of this, then? Sure there are a lot of (seemingly) underaged kids asking about stupid methods and being anxious about the afterlife but more people, in comparison with other parts of the internet, seem mature and hardened by life.

 

[LittleBabyNothing]

Which place online has less of this, then? Sure there are a lot of (seemingly) underaged kids asking about stupid methods and being anxious about the afterlife but more people, in comparison with other parts of the internet, seem mature and hardened by life.

Stepping away from the suicide theme, here is the only place i feel able to comment on anything. Can't be arsed with censorship and holding back on other sites to not offend or uspet others.
This is much more non judgemental than other forums and most users are thankfully capable of scrolling on rather than trolling a post

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I only really feel worse when I hear about someone I've become familiar with on the forum passing away. I also get uncomfortable whenever two people I admire get in a fight with each other for whatever reason though that hasn't happened in a while. Other than that, I almost always feel better when I come here mainly as a form of therapy because screwing around in the offtopic section brings me so much relief from the looming dread and tedium of my reality. Going here in general also really feels like I can be myself in a way that I really can't anywhere else so that's much appreciated too.

Admittedly, going on here a lot does have a bit of a morbid vibe sometimes especially in the Suicide Discussion section, but even releasing walls of text about my frustrations and inadequacies can be cathartic in its own way...

 

[LittleBabyNothing]

I only really feel worse when I hear about someone I've become familiar with on the forum passing away

The longer i'm here the harder it hits

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

I only really feel worse when I hear about someone I've become familiar with on the forum passing away.

"Here, use this!" *Chucks attachment disorder in your direction.*

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

"Here, use this!" *Chucks attachment disorder in your direction.*

Lol, I probably do have something like that.

 

[Symbiote]

This place is keeping me alive, allows me to vent and talk with like-minded folks so that all my thoughts are not stuck in my head. Without this site, I would've been dead by December.