There may be times where you want to 'share' your own experience with suicidal thoughts, feelings or behaviour. If you are currently experiencing suicidal thoughts, feelings or behaviours you should talk to a 'trusted adult or friend' or reach out to a professional mental health service before posting online. If you have a 'Safety Plan', you can use the strategies outlined in it to help keep yourself safe. If you are feeling unsafe due to your own suicidal thoughts, feelings or behaviour you should contact your local emergency department either by phone or in person.
Only disclose the personal details you feel comfortable letting others know about.
Sharing your thoughts, feelings or experiences
Before you post about your own experience it can be helpful to pause and reflect first.
Have a plan in place about what to do if a person indicates that they are feeling distressed as a result of your post.
A trigger warning is a statement at the start of your post that alerts other users that the post may contain distressing content.
โ๏ธ Australian online and phone support services ๐ Social media platform resources
โ๏ธ Call 000
For less urgent assistance, contact one of the following support services.
Provides free 24/7 telephone, online, and video counselling and crisis support to all Australians affected by suicide.
โ๏ธ Call 1300 659 467
๐๏ธ Visit suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Provides free 24/7 online and phone personal crisis support and suicide prevention services to all Australians.
โ๏ธ Call 13 11 14
๐๏ธ Visit lifeline.org.au
Provides free and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling for children and young people aged between five and 25 years.
โ๏ธ Call 1800 551 800
๐๏ธ Visit kidshelpline.com.au
Provides email, chat and phone counselling for young people aged between 12 and 25 years. eheadspace operates seven days a week, from 9:00am to 1:00am AEDST.
โ๏ธ Call 1800 650 890
๐๏ธ Visit eheadspace.org.au
US-based links to various social media platform centres:
BeReal help center https://help.bereal.com/hc/en-us
Discord help center https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us
Facebook help center https://www.facebook.com/help
Instagram help center https://help.instagram.com/
Messenger help center https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app
Pinterest help center https://help.pinterest.com/en
Reddit help center https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
Snapchat help center https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us
TikTok help center https://support.tiktok.com/en/
Tumblr help center https://help.tumblr.com/hc/en-us
Twitter help center https://help.twitter.com/en
WhatsApp help center https://faq.whatsapp.com/
YouTube help center https://support.google.com/ youtube/?hl=en#topic=9257498