u/Folk_Punk_Slut

​Hey everyone,

​We’ve been listening to the feedback and discussions happening around the sub lately, and we want to address a major point of frustration that a lot of you have brought up: the uptick in posts from teenagers and minors.

​We completely get it. It is incredibly frustrating to come to a space looking for mature, adult peer support, only to end up sifting through adolescent content and high school dynamics. Adults face entirely different life contexts and challenges with self-harm, and mixing the two helps no one.

​To address this, we have officially updated the sub rules to explicitly state that this is a strictly 18+ space only. (Because apparently, the word Adult being right there in the sub name wasn't quite enough to get the message across... who knew? 🙄) From here on out, minor accounts and posts indicating the user is under 18 will be removed.

How you can help us:

Because this community is so active, the mod team simply cannot see every single post and comment 24/7. **We heavily rely on you guys to be our extra set of eyes.** If you see a post or comment from a minor, please don't just scroll past or get frustrated, hit that report button immediately. That flags it straight to our mod queue so we can review and remove it right away.

On that note, as the sub keeps growing, we could definitely use some extra hands on deck to keep this space safe, supportive, and strictly for adults. If you are passionate about this community, have a level head, and are interested in joining the moderation team, please send us a message via Modmail. We’ll discuss applications among the current team to see about bringing some new folks on board.

​Thank you all for helping us keep this sub what it was always meant to be - a safe, mature space for adults navigating recovery.

Hey y'all, we've been getting a LOT of notices from reddit about posts being removed directly by reddit due to violating their TOS, often because they're pro-SH or come across as if they're advocating for violence/death towards oneself or others.

Please be mindful that we have rules for a reason, if we get too many notices, especially in too short of a time, our sub can be shut down. I know none of us want that as most of us use this space as a tool to help us process our struggles and deal with mental health issues that may manifest in SH urges.

Please make sure you're reviewing the rules, hold yourselves and one another accountable for upholding them, and report any posts that put our sub at risk.

Thanks!!