GUIDELINES

Your Account
 

• AGE RESTRICTION: To participate in the Beating Benzos community, you must be at least 18 years of age.
   
• ONLY ONE ACCOUNT: You can only create one account with Beating Benzos. Sharing your account or login details with others is strictly prohibited. If, for any reason, you need to create a second account (like if you can’t retrieve your original account’s password), inform a platform Administrator immediately upon creating your new account.
  
   

Keeping Members Safe
 

• SUICIDAL IDEATION: We understand that some of you might be struggling with thoughts of suicide, and we’re here to listen. But please remember that this forum is for everyone, and we want to make sure everyone feels safe and comfortable. So, while we’re all here to support each other, let’s try to keep discussions about suicide, self-harm, or threats of self-harm to a minimum. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or need someone to talk to, please reach out to your doctor or a mental health professional. They’re there to help you through this difficult time. And if you’re looking for more information or support, you can always check out our Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Injury, and Threatening Behavior webpage. We’re here to help, and we’re always listening.
   
• TAPER ADVICE VIA PM: You’re not allowed to use the Personal Message (PM) system to seek withdrawal or taper advice. PMs are primarily meant for providing moral support, engaging in fun conversations, and offering distractions. Instead, please post your taper plan or withdrawal questions and concerns in the Community forums so that they can be discussed and shared with a wider audience.
   
• PERSONAL CONTACT DETAILS: You are not allowed to share your contact information on the Beating Benzos forum, nor should you ask for the contact details of other members. Additionally, links to off-site chat rooms or requests to join Facebook or any other social networking website that could potentially reveal members’ real-world identities are strictly prohibited.
  
   

Your Interactions with Other Members
 

• RESPECT: Show politeness and respect towards your fellow members.
   
• WRITING STYLE: Please adopt a non-prescriptive writing style. Sharing your experiences, presenting options, or suggesting actions that other members might take are all welcome. However, advising members of what they should or must do goes against the Beating Benzos Community’s ethos. Additionally, attempting to ‘diagnose’ medical problems or suggesting medical treatments to other members is not permitted, regardless of their medical qualifications.
   
• PROFANITY: Please refrain from posting profanity or disguised profanity at this forum.
   
• DIVERSITY: We are a support group for all those experiencing problems with benzodiazepine use or withdrawal, and we do not denigrate religions, ethnicities, cultures, or disparage those of another gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our common bond is our shared experience of these challenges.
   
• A SECULAR COMMUNITY: This community is not intended for promoting or proselytizing your religious beliefs.
   
• MODERATION DECISIONS: If you disagree with a moderation action please read our policy Disagreeing with a Moderation Decision for further details on permitted methods of recourse.
  
   

Disallowed Content

• PROMOTION OF BENZODIAZEPINES: We kindly request that you refrain from promoting the use of benzodiazepines within the Beating Benzos community. This would be contrary to our Foundational Statement and the aspirations of the overwhelming majority of our members.
   
• ANTI-DOCTOR CONTENT: You are not allowed to use this community as a platform to disseminate general anti-doctor, anti-psychiatry, and/or anti-healthcare professional propaganda. Additionally, you should refrain from naming individuals involved in your healthcare.
   
• POLITICAL CONTENT: Due to the current politics and some folks’ difficulty in having respectful political discussions, we’ve decided to put a pause on political conversations here.
   
• CONSPIRACY THEORIES: We do not allow the posting of conspiracy theories, disinformation, or propaganda on this website.
   
• UNLAWFUL CONTENT: Your contributions to the Beating Benzos platform must comply with the laws of the United States of America.
   
• OFFENSIVE CONTENT: You must not intentionally post false or offensive content, including obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, or threatening comments or material, to this community.
   
• PROMOTIONAL CONTENT: You are not permitted to post advertisements or promotional content on this forum. However, member contributions of helpful and relevant links are welcome and appreciated. Nevertheless, you are prohibited from linking to external resources for the purpose of selling products, services, or requesting donations.
  
  
   

OTHER
 

• RESEARCH SUBJECTS: Members of this community are not to be used as research subjects without the explicit permission of beatingbenzos.com and all members and subjects who could potentially be involved in the study. Visitors to the Beating Benzos website and community are strictly prohibited from collecting data, email addresses, or any personally identifiable information about our members, nor are they allowed to solicit such information from our members. In cases where such rule or ethical violation occurs, we will promptly report it to the appropriate governing ethical bodies.

NOTE:

• Participation and joining Beating Benzos (beatingbenzos.com) is entirely voluntary.
   
• By joining Beating Benzos (beatingbenzos.com), all users voluntarily accept participation under their own discretion and responsibility. Beating Benzos assumes no liability for any inaccurate or misleading information or claims made by its members. Beating Benzos reserves the right to permanently remove any individual from the platform who is found to be in violation of the established guidelines. This action may be taken without prior notice to ensure compliance and maintain the integrity of the community standards.

• By joining Beating Benzos (beatingbenzos.com), you have agree to all the rules.