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Old 09-02-2012, 09:29 PM   #1
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How did you discover RYL?

Was it a web search, a friend, some social networking site, or something else?



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Old 09-02-2012, 09:34 PM   #2
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My first therapist told me about this site in 2004/5 and recommended it to me.

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Old 09-02-2012, 09:37 PM   #3
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Wow, for being recommended, it's good that we're being recognised by professionals.

I don't remember, so therefore, I guess I found it by an insignificant search on Google. It might have been when I found in the internet history that my parents were looking at websites on what to do about self-harm with their daughter...

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Old 09-02-2012, 09:42 PM   #4
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was searching about sh or something on le google and ths came as a result gave it a look and lurked for a week and the rest is history!




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Old 09-02-2012, 09:45 PM   #5
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Old 09-02-2012, 09:52 PM   #6
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once upon a time when it was ruinyourlife i google searched for pictures i shouldn't have and found myself here. Well, eventually. i literally looked at the pictures until they weren't there anymore and then at some point, don't remember when, I joined the forum.



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Old 09-02-2012, 10:02 PM   #7
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I think I first found out about RYL back around the turn of the Millennium-ish, I can't quite remember. Probably around about 2001-2002, as the result of a (probably Ask Jeeves) search. But I didn't really understand forums back then, and was reluctant to join a site called RuinYourLife (even though I have since found out it was awesome).

I came back in 2008, probably Googling mental health-related stuff. Weird how I can remember finding it 10 years ago but not 3 1/2 years ago.

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Old 09-02-2012, 10:02 PM   #8
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ruin and the documentary led me to here :)

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Old 09-02-2012, 10:11 PM   #9
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Searched self harm and this was what materialised.



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Old 09-02-2012, 10:17 PM   #10
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for me it was a google search back in........8th grade???? sometime in middle school, i think.......It might have been freshman year......i'm a sophmore now



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Old 09-02-2012, 10:17 PM   #11
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Old 09-02-2012, 10:18 PM   #12
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Through the documentary on Channel 4 MANNNNY years ago. =)





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Old 09-02-2012, 10:18 PM   #13
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ruin and the documentary led me to here :)
There's a documentary?

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Old 09-02-2012, 10:19 PM   #14
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whilst searching for self harm pictures on google.





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Old 09-02-2012, 10:21 PM   #15
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*has never searched for pictures*

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Old 09-02-2012, 10:22 PM   #16
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Wow, for being recommended, it's good that we're being recognised by professionals.
Yes, though my current therapist wants me off the site..or atleast cut down the time spent on here...different views i guess

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Old 09-02-2012, 10:22 PM   #17
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I was searching for sh pics and found ruin,didn't join,couple years down the line I searched for ruin and found it had changed to here :)

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Old 09-02-2012, 10:36 PM   #18
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I was searching for suicide.





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Old 09-02-2012, 10:37 PM   #19
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Web search. I had been on previous support sites prior to RYL but settled here.

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Old 09-02-2012, 11:01 PM   #20
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Looking for things on Christians cutting and found the christian self injuers thread




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I must have you!"

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