Posted by Elle2021 on November 30, 2003, at 8:27:42
In reply to Re: suicidal ideatin, posted by ramsea on November 28, 2003, at 13:40:12
Well, I think that just about made me scared and paranoid enough to never post on any of these boards again. I didn't know it was so easy to make things public.
Elle> It's no excuse I know, but some of us tend to forget how public the boards and sites really are. One super aspect about Dr. Bob's approach is that he constantly reminds group members that this is a very public place. Still, it's pretty easy to get lured into private discussions. We may think we're just expressing ourselves as people might in a rural bar after a few too many beers, and say stupid, out of character things, or act overdramatically.
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> It's frighteningly easy to make a major mistake that could have serious effects on our lives. Like drawing several police cars and ambulances at the door, or being hospitalized against our will. All of this when really the person was only momentarily out of it, as most people do get from time to time.
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> Whether the group has a separate board for suicidal problems or not is really not important to me. I would leave that to those of you who know more about how this site functions. I do think it should be very clear what may happen--or not---to posters who cry out for help.
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