Due to just having had to witness someone not following this rule and having big problems:

WHENEVER SOMEONE PRESSURES YOU to do something quick, the person applying pressure is harmful and it is 99% of the case a scam!
This attacks our stupid instinct of "just react" (flee/attack) when under time pressure which shuts off our common sense.
Therefore unless it literally is a situation of physical harm (which online situations never are even if someone may claim otherwise*), ALWAYS take at least 3 deep, conscious breaths before responding or (re)acting.


This applies mainly to discord scams, but it is generally a good advice. Even IRL and even in business situations!


*in my opinion that includes claims of suicide. If they wrote you, that means they won't do it at least for the time untl you respond even if it takes a full minute. [Yeah I've seen some crap in my 14 years of online life :/ ]


P.s. here an incomplete list of common Discord scams:

"I have accidentally reported you on Discord/Steam, do this or that to be safe."
"Free Vbucks/Nitro if you do this and that"
"I'm blocking you until you clear your name because I can't believe you've done what people on server [link here] say about you!" (that server requires an authentification which leads to your account being stolen - admittedly I ALMOST fell for that one. Luckily pulled out when a manipulated QR code was shown)
"I'm a game developer now! Wanna check it out? [Harmfull/spam link here]"
"You can get access to lots of OnlyFans/[insert other paywall site here] if you do this and that."


If you receive any of these, report the account for the sake of not letting others fall for it...
Yet remember you are not talking to the person who used to have that account! Have seen people taking "revenge" on the former owners other accounts >_>
Always follow the rule of thumb above when you are angry too, because that does exactly the same to our instinct-driven brains (when we are angry, we effectively pressuring ourselves to act)...