good question. heres one for you. how would you feel if for example I said -

I feel like sitting down with a sharp impliment and give details of what I "feel" like doing? wouldnt that make the reader feel helpless, scared for the member, afraid the member is going to even if they are not saying they are going to, ...

and what about all the members here that may be on that precarious cliff and they read in detail how another member feels like taking a sharp impliment and ...

my opinion its ok to say you feel frustrated, you feel like crap, feel depressed but giving actual details about the suicide thoughts can lead to other members getting hurt, scared, feel helpless. some may even try to play doctor or therapist unknowingly or knowingly and end up in a whole mess of other things.

me I wouldnt want to cause another member to suffer anxiety, stress, helplessness and other things just because I want/need to post details about my feeling suicidal.

I like how the rules here are about suicide - if you are thinking about suicide thats the time to reach out to your treatment providers, use the posted numbers that doc John has posted. we cant practice therapy on each other, we cant stop someone who is feeling this way and putting each other in the position of watching their friends go down isnt the way to show you care about this place and its people.

I like that the moderators are here to guide anyone that is suicidal by pm to the right resources in their locations if possible that can help them, and I like the fact that the moderators do such a fantastic job of editing out the details or removes suicidal stuff as soon as they can so that psych central remains a place that is safe and as trigger free for its members as possible.