— a quiet space, made on purpose

about StillHere.

we built this for the moments when everything feels heavy and you don't know where to put it. not a clinic, not a forum — a small, soft place on the internet where presence matters more than answers.

— our one-line
presence, not solutions.

you don't always need to be fixed. sometimes you just need to be heard — and to know someone, somewhere, gets it.

— 01

why this exists

the short version

most of the internet is loud. it wants your attention, your reaction, your hot take. mental-health spaces aren't always better — they push productivity, positivity, five-step plans.

sometimes none of that fits. sometimes you just need somewhere slower. somewhere a stranger can read what you wrote and not try to sell you anything, fix you, or rush you toward "better."

so we made one. it's small on purpose. it's anonymous on purpose. and it stays free, because the people who need it most can rarely afford one more subscription.

— the origin

it started in a comment section

not a startup idea
someone else's post — comments
a video about unrequited love — you know the kind.
you'd never repost it. everyone you know would see.
@someone_quiet

i scrolled past this 4 times before i decided to write this here. i can't talk about this with anyone i know — it's been 5 months and i still think about them every single day. i didn't even share this video because my friends would ask questions.

@quiet_reader

i feel this so much. this is exactly why i never repost anything.

people were writing their whole situations in the comment sections of other people's content (especially TikTok) — not as posts they'd actually share, just quietly, under videos that happened to capture something they were going through.

unrequited love. grief. burnout. the kind of stuff that's genuinely heavy but almost impossible to say out loud when sharing the video means every friend, coworker, and acquaintance sees the repost in their feed too.

so they didn't share. they just wrote — sideways, in someone else's thread — and hoped someone out there would respond.

StillHere is that place, built on purpose. not sideways, not hidden in a comment under someone else's video. here, you don't need a viral clip to give you permission. your story doesn't have to be attached to anything. and nobody you know will see you here unless you tell them.

you shouldn't need a stranger's video
to feel safe saying something true.
— 02

how it works

four small things, no more
— feature 01
community feed

a slow scroll of stories — no likes, no clout. people share what they're carrying; others respond gently. tag "no advice" if you only want presence.

visit feed
— feature 02
ai companion

a quiet companion that listens, not solves. set a mood, turn on no-advice mode, and talk at your own pace — no scripts, no diagnosis, no urgency.

open chat
— feature 03
anonymous by default

no real name, no photo, no profile to maintain. you can post fully anonymously, or pick a soft username. nothing is sold to anyone, ever.

read privacy
— 03

what we believe

our four quiet rules
01
presence over fixing
listening is the work. solutions are optional.
02
slow over viral
no streaks, no notifications begging for return.
03
private over public
your story is yours. we don't sell, profile, or train on it.
04
human over algorithm
the feed is chronological. no engagement scoring.
— 04

what we're not

honest about the edges

we're not a replacement for —

StillHere is a soft place, but it has limits. please know them, and please don't carry serious things alone.

a therapist or psychiatrist. we can't diagnose, prescribe, or treat clinical conditions.
a crisis line. if you're unsafe right now, please call a trained counselor — they're 24/7 and free.
a debate forum. unkindness and "well actually" replies get removed.
a place for promotion. no products, no programs, no "DM me my e-book."
— 05

who's behind this

a very small team
— the people

a few of us, working quietly.

StillHere started as a side project of the one person who'd been on the other side of burnout, grief, and the kind of nights where the internet only made it worse. we wanted something that didn't shout.

we're still small. mostly volunteers, occasional grant funding, fully open-source on GitHub. no investors, no growth team, no quarterly numbers.

if you want to help — write, translate, or just share your story — you already are.

— 06

in numbers

honest counts, not vanity metrics
0
ads, ever
100%
anonymous-capable
24/7
ai companion online
∞
time you can take

wherever you are tonight — we're glad you found this.

— still here, always

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