Posted by alesta on October 24, 2005, at 8:17:33
In reply to Re: thread titles..to jer » alesta, posted by jerrympls on October 23, 2005, at 14:39:19
> if I am having a crisis with feelings of suicide and how should I post?perhaps you could post something along the lines of "feelings of suicide" or "suicidal thoughts *trigger*" or something or the phrase you suggested above. there's just something about the "i want to" statements that almost has a power of suggestion element to it for me, i guess. e.g. "i want to step in front of a bus". it almost seems like it's posted for shock value (i'm not saying that's your intention..it just feels that way sometimes--please don't take that the wrong way). i just think a gentler title like "a post about suicidal feelings" might be better.
to answer your question, i'm not asking you to change *anything* about your posts..just be a little careful with the thread titles that everyone has no choice but to read. i'm really not asking to create conflict or controversy, so i hope that isn't going to happen on this board.:) it was just a suggestion i thought i'd put out ther.
<f you know certain topics like suicide are triggers for you, then why read them (if you are reading them?).
i *don't* open/read your posts. but your thread titles are there for everyone to see. it's unavoidable to read them.
thanks for listening.
take good care,:)
amy
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