this person that posted below me said everything I wanted to say so all that I will add is why is it that none of us meet up??? We know no one else will understand how we feel but the ppl on the site , we connect so why is it that were seperted by a phone screen or a laptop ?? Why are we alone even wen we know we’re not ?
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Good question…Though sorry you are going through this as well
Sometimes I wonder if some people who I know IRL might have similar thoughts, only that they are not open about them the same way as I don’t talk about this IRL.
I don’t know, in the same time they know I’m depressed and sometimes I talk about myself a lot. Only in more roundabout ways. Maybe what the world needs is more openness and showing that we are all vulnerable beings. But no one wants to go first…:)
Still, I would like so much to be able to talk about being suicidal IRL for example. Being specific about it, no beating around the bush. I barely allow myself to tell my therapist.
Honestly that’d be kinda cool. I wish I knew somebody from this website in person. For all we know there could be someone we personally know using this same site.
Maybe it could be time to start a thread dedicated to finding one another? Not specifically home addresses and personal information of that sort. But say, if some of us just happened to be in close states/counties?
It’s hard to find one another over the Internet as you don’t know exactly who you will be bumping into. Not to say that nobody is to be trusted, but one of the things is, some nasty people could get a hold of us and it won’t be good to find that out too late.
Too bad there isn’t any members online categories. Might make things safer?
Oops! Meant “members only”
I think it’s dangerous territory. The friendliness we see here is because of anonymity. Once you draw depressed and suicidal people into real social settings its contrary to their nature. That’s why all SP hookups go sour. I know you’re just talking about a casual group hangout, but what do you say when people ask for your number and want to meet again? Or when that guy/girl takes a fancy to you but you’re not interested because you plan on killing yourself. I see depressed social meetings as a setup for awkwardness and potential disaster. I think it’s best if we just stay anonymous and friendly.
Also wanted to add, I’ve seen at least 1 case where people got very close here and then one committed suicide. The person left behind goes through hell.