# Community Standards

#### ✅ We Encourage:

**Authentic Sharing**

* Share your experiences, challenges, and victories honestly
* Ask questions and seek support when you need it
* Offer encouragement and celebrate others' milestones
* Share resources, tools, and strategies that have helped you

**Constructive Engagement**

* Provide thoughtful, supportive feedback
* Challenge ideas respectfully while supporting the person
* Ask clarifying questions before making assumptions
* Acknowledge different perspectives and approaches to recovery

**Personal Growth**

* Reflect on your journey and share insights
* Engage with course materials and apply concepts
* Participate in discussions and community activities
* Support others in their growth

**Community Building**

* Welcome new members warmly
* Contribute to a culture of inclusion and belonging
* Participate in group discussions and events
* Help create a space where everyone feels valued

#### ❌ We Don't Allow:

**Harmful Content**

* Glorifying, romanticising, or encouraging substance use
* Sharing explicit details about using or obtaining substances
* Posting content that triggers relapse or undermines recovery
* Sharing graphic descriptions of self-harm or violence

**Disrespectful Behaviour**

* Personal attacks, name-calling, or bullying
* Dismissing others' experiences or invalidating their struggles
* Shaming members for relapses, setbacks, or questioning
* Discriminatory language or behaviour of any kind

**Inappropriate Activity**

* Promoting products, services, or other programs (unless explicitly approved)
* Soliciting members for business, romantic, or other personal gain
* Sharing others' personal information or stories without permission
* Impersonating others or creating fake accounts

**Medical/Legal Advice**

* Providing medical advice or recommending specific medications
* Encouraging members to stop prescribed treatments
* Offering legal advice or recommendations
* Diagnosing others or claiming to provide professional services