Friday, August 3, 2018

People are turning to subreddits in lieu of traditional counseling


“I want to die.” “I wish I’d said goodbye.” “I give up.” “Please help me.” Cries for help echo. These aren’t quotes from a suicide hotline, or a group therapy session. They’re all posts on Reddit, just a few out of the hundreds a day that are made on the dozens of subreddits dedicated to helping people with mental health problems, life crises, or emotional torment. For more people than we can count, Reddit — the same place we house silly memes, AMAs and raucous political commentary — has become their place to open up and receive nonjudgmental support the…

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