Our Community Guidelines

Finding Answers To is a place for connection, understanding, and mutual support. We believe in the power of shared experiences and strive to create a space where everyone feels comfortable expressing themselves authentically and respectfully. These guidelines help us maintain that positive environment.

• Respect & Empathy: Treat everyone with kindness, respect, and understanding. Listen to different perspectives, even if you disagree. Empathy is key to our community.
• Safety & Anonymity: We are committed to protecting your privacy and safety. Do not share personally identifiable information about yourself or others that you wish to keep private. Respect the anonymity of others.
• Support & Constructiveness: Offer support, encouragement, and constructive feedback. Aim to build each other up.
• Inclusivity: We welcome individuals from all backgrounds. Discrimination or hate speech will not be tolerated.

• Be Kind and Courteous: Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.
• Stay On Topic: When participating in specific forum discussions or groups, try to keep your contributions relevant to the topic at hand.
• Share Responsibly: Share your experiences and insights, but avoid making definitive statements that could be misconstrued as professional advice.
• Use Trigger Warnings: If discussing sensitive topics that might be triggering for others (e.g., specific traumas, self-harm), please use appropriate content warnings.

The following actions are strictly prohibited and may result in content removal, account suspension, or a permanent ban:

• Hate Speech & Discrimination: Any comments or content that promote, advocate for, or condone racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or any other form of discrimination or violence against individuals or groups.
• Harassment & Bullying: Personal attacks, threats, intimidation, stalking, doxxing, or any behavior intended to harass or bully another member.
• Spam & Self-Promotion: Unsolicited advertisements, promotional content, or repetitive posts that disrupt the community. Links to relevant personal blogs or resources are okay if shared thoughtfully and in context, but excessive self-promotion is not.
• Giving Medical or Professional Advice: Do not present yourself as a medical or mental health professional if you are not qualified. Sharing personal experiences is encouraged, but avoid giving specific medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic advice.
• Illegal Activities: Sharing content that promotes or facilitates illegal activities.
• Graphic or Explicit Content: Posting unsolicited sexually explicit, graphically violent, or otherwise shocking content.
• Impersonation: Impersonating another person, including staff or other community members.
• Violating Anonymity: Attempting to uncover the identity of anonymous users or sharing private messages publicly without consent.

Our moderation team actively monitors the community for violations of these guidelines. We reserve the right to remove any content or user that we believe violates these guidelines or disrupts the community, at our sole discretion.

If you see something that you believe violates our guidelines, please report it to our moderation team immediately. You can typically find a 'report' button on posts or user profiles, or contact us via our contact page specifying the issue.

Important: The Finding Answers To platform, including its peer support forums, is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this platform.

If you are in a crisis or think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. If you're having suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 or go to 988lifeline.org to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

These guidelines may be updated from time to time. We will notify the community of significant changes. By continuing to use our platform, you agree to abide by the most current version of these guidelines.