Mental Illness & Suicide
Mental Illness & Suicide glossary terms
Terms related to mental health issues and suicide in trans communities (WARNING: Sensitive content)
- 41%: this refers to the number of transgender people that supposedly commit suicide. In reality, 41% is considered to be...
- ACK: an onomatopoeia for the sound somebody makes during a hanging, and is often used to cut short sentences or quotes,...
- An Hero: The act of committing suicide, or used to refer to someone who has committed suicide. Ancient 4chan meme based on a...
- BDD: Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance. The flaw may...
- Incorrigible: A negative aspect of a person that is not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
- It's over: Something terrible has happened, I will never recover, and all hope is lost.
- LDAR: Lie down and rot. The idea that all hope is lost and the only remaining option for a person is to wallow in their...
- Rope: To commit suicide, usually by hanging.
- Suifuel: ideas and content that encourage a person to commit suicide.
- hopefuel: content and discussion that gives one hope for the future.
- ropefuel: content and discussion that makes one want to rope.
Source: Brainworms Glossary category compiled from 4chan /lgbt/ and adjacent community usage.