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While our posts are usually fun and exciting, this one is a little more personal.
No matter how hard things seem right now, suicide is not the answer. It will devastate your family and it will devastate your friends. Please continue reading to learn some important information that you and your friends can utilise when considering stressful situations.
Our staff are very dedicated to the welfare of our players. We care very much about the community and pride ourselves on the service we provide. But, as I’m sure you would understand, we are normal people just like you. Some things we are not trained to deal with, and it is difficult for us to provide the support you need as we do not know you, or your situation, well enough.
Lately, there has been a lot of discussions on bullying, depression and suicide. While we feel very much for anyone going through any difficulties in their lives, there are some things that are better left to professionals to assist you with. If you are having these feelings and need someone to talk to, there are various outlets where you can seek the help you need.
Before seeking external help, please talk to your parents/friends/teachers/school counsellors about how you are feeling. It may be a scary but the people that know you well are often the best to seek advice/help from.
In future, if we see talk about these topics in public chat, we will direct players to this forum post and take measures to cease discussions around it in chat. Public chat isn’t the correct place to discuss these issues and we ask you to keep them to private chat or off the server.
While our posts are usually fun and exciting, this one is a little more personal.
No matter how hard things seem right now, suicide is not the answer. It will devastate your family and it will devastate your friends. Please continue reading to learn some important information that you and your friends can utilise when considering stressful situations.
Our staff are very dedicated to the welfare of our players. We care very much about the community and pride ourselves on the service we provide. But, as I’m sure you would understand, we are normal people just like you. Some things we are not trained to deal with, and it is difficult for us to provide the support you need as we do not know you, or your situation, well enough.
Lately, there has been a lot of discussions on bullying, depression and suicide. While we feel very much for anyone going through any difficulties in their lives, there are some things that are better left to professionals to assist you with. If you are having these feelings and need someone to talk to, there are various outlets where you can seek the help you need.
Before seeking external help, please talk to your parents/friends/teachers/school counsellors about how you are feeling. It may be a scary but the people that know you well are often the best to seek advice/help from.
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If you need further help, these are some very useful services that provide you with trained professionals to talk to about how you feel or any personal troubles you may be facing:
| Country | Site Name | Description | URL | Phone |
| Australia | KidsHelpLine | Counselling service for young people aged 5-25 years | https://kidshelpline.com.au/ | 1800 55 1800 |
| Australia | BeyondBlue | Support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention | https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ | 1300 22 4636 |
| Australia | Lifeline | Crisis Support | https://www.lifeline.org.au/ | 13 11 14 |
| Australia | Headspace | Support with mental health and various other issues for youths | https://www.headspace.org.au/ | 1800 650 890 |
| Australia / USA | Reachout | Tools and lots of information to assist in tough times, also includes contact information for other services | http://au.reachout.com/ http://reachout.com/ | AU: 13 11 14 US: 1-800-448-3000 |
| USA | National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | 24/7 free, confidential support for people in distress | https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ | 1-800-273-8255 |
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In future, if we see talk about these topics in public chat, we will direct players to this forum post and take measures to cease discussions around it in chat. Public chat isn’t the correct place to discuss these issues and we ask you to keep them to private chat or off the server.
If your life is in direct danger, please call 000 or your relevant emergency services number in your country.
