Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Site stuff

Join our Innovation Panel to try new features early and help make Mumsnet better.

Original poster

Is is inappropriate to have thread titles talking about suicide?

106 replies

seeyounexttuesday · 14/10/2009 10:39

There have been a few over my time on MN, and whilst I understand these people are quite clearly in a desperate situation, I do not think they are appropriate.

Feeling low/depressed etc no problem but active talk of thinking of suicide IMO is wrong.

Am I a minority?

I know i could press the hide button, but those are the threads where other vulnerable people may get too involved.

OP posts:
Deadworm · 14/10/2009 10:54

I think that is a little unfair hobbgoblin. The capacity for MN to provide genuine help in these cases is limited. And the dangers of inappropriate help, damaging to op and respondents, are very real.

I don't know what is best thing for MNHQ to do, but I do feel that suicide-mentioning threads are dangerous.

hobbgoblin · 14/10/2009 10:51

Reposting the blurb is very insensitive Tuesday, I'm sorry to say. I know you didn't mean to be but really it is.

When you feelsuicidal you tend to feel like nobody would give a damn if you existed or not and often that plenty would prefer you to not be around. So, posting generic advice with a total lack of feeling will unfortunately heighten those feelings of insignificance. Like you are a burden on others in RL and a burden on here; "ohhhhhh dear another suicider to deal with, cut paste, kerching"

Sorry.

meltedmarsbars · 14/10/2009 10:46

When one is that low, one needs help fast, and the best way to get it is to shout it out loud.

There is definately a need to put the key word in the title. These threads are usually very positive towards the op, trying to bring them out of the depression.

hobbgoblin · 14/10/2009 10:46

if other vulnerable people get too involved then whose look out is that? part of recovery is less dependency and more independence.

Original poster
seeyounexttuesday · 14/10/2009 10:44

Yes, at the top of the mental health topic there is advice, which I copied and pasted into a thread this morning, but i just think MNHQ should delete such threads where they are actively talking about doing it.

OP posts:
TrillianSlasher · 14/10/2009 10:43

I think there is a suicide policy - but I'm not sure what it is.

Swipe left for the next trending thread