bus

before you post
what you need to know to get what you need from bus..

administrivia and technical support
news about changes and fixes to the board, and a place to post any technical queries.
Moderator: staff

bodies under siege
support for people who self-harm
Moderators: Spidey, Milvus, Jomomma, splitimage, swirlish, kiwi33

coping
tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.
Moderators: Spidey, noldo

before and after
tools to help you assess your urges before you give in to them, and to help you understand and learn from slips after they happen. by posting here, you're saying that you are serious about exploring the feelings behind your self-harm in depth, whether you're ready to stop hurting yourself or not. to request posting access, click usergroups above and join before and after.
Moderator: treasure

the workshop
this forum focuses on the long-term. identify changes you want to make in your life and work to make them happen. posting here is a request for feedback and constructive criticism. to get posting access, click on usergroups above and join the workshop.
Moderator: treasure

life after self-harm
how do we live without what was our main coping method? what is life like once you've stopped? this forum is for discussing the problems we face once the self-harm has ended. it's open to anyone who has made the commitment to stop self-injury, whether your last episode was 5 minutes or 5 years ago.
Moderator: mande

down the long day's arc
A forum primarily for people who are past college age, though all ages are welcome. topics include work, parenting, relationships, relating to your parents as an adult, and the unique problems associated with self-harm in your mid-20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond.

sourcebook
a place for useful posts so they don't get lost on the other boards

families and friends
support for families, partners, and friends of people who self-harm.
Moderators: kiwi33, radmom

expressions
this is the place to put your poetry, prose, artwork, music -- whatever creative expressions you'd like.

although it's a separate space, you still need to warn people properly about triggery content.
Moderator: noldo

distractions
this area is for posting about cool distractions you've discovered. let it all hang out -- silliness, word games, polls, games, stories. this is where we kick back and relax.
Moderator: childofchaos831

games!
a forum with many posts but few topics. long-running games live here: continue the story, counting, answer a question with a question, word games, and the like.
Moderator: childofchaos831

random weirdness
the strangest bit of the board. anything you say can and will mutate into forms you'll never recognize. beware of threadjackers, anthropomorphic fruit, marmite, and, um, eccentric people.
Moderator: childofchaos831