What is SP?

“The Suicide Project is a website devoted to allowing people to share their stories of desperation and depression… and ultimately of hope.”

I think in the light of recent events it is important not to forget what the purpose of this special website is. Regardless of how different the reasons for us to come here might be, what unites us is the suffering we experience and the desire to end it one way or another. No matter what part of the world you come from, what race or gender you are, what kind of sexuality you are living, what religion you might or might not belong to, whether you smoke, drink alcohol or have some other kind of addiction, whether you have done bad things in your life which you cannot be proud of: Once you enter SP all this is left behind; you’re part of a community which is devoted to helping one another in any way possible.

Of course we are only human and prone to all kinds of toxic behavior; but don’t we already have enough issues to cope with instead of dispute among ourselves? This should be a Safe Haven for everyone of us, not a place where we fear to be bullied or insulted over simple disagreements.

If you feel a conversation you are taking part in is going into the wrong direction, just leave it for a couple of hours, calm down and remember that the other party may be suffering as much as you are; there is no need for further aggression. If you see other threads starting to heat up, write a calming post but from an impartial point of view; entering a flame war won’t help any of the participants at all. And if you still truly dislike someone on this site – as unlikely as this would be – and you don’t think you can change that, just try to stay away from them and avoid any personal contact between you.

This is not about judging anyone in particular; it’s rather something everyone of us has to be constantly reminded of in order for our community to stay as peaceful as it should be.

tl;dr Peace and Love.