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Posted by Angel Girl on May 26, 2002, at 0:04:05
I've been sitting here barely balancing on the edge, feeling alone and empty inside and wondering why y'all post here and are your needs for doing so being met???
Angel Girl
Posted by dinah 2 on May 26, 2002, at 7:48:08
In reply to Why do you post here?, posted by Angel Girl on May 26, 2002, at 0:04:05
I came here hoping to find a supportive community to feel part of, because I have a lifetime of feeling on the outside. I wanted to give and to receive support.
But I keep discovering that I can feel far more alone in a community than I can alone.
Posted by krazy kat on May 26, 2002, at 10:37:09
In reply to Why do you post here?, posted by Angel Girl on May 26, 2002, at 0:04:05
Ive found a lot of support here. A lot.
Please keep posting.- kk
Posted by mair on May 26, 2002, at 11:16:08
In reply to Why do you post here?, posted by Angel Girl on May 26, 2002, at 0:04:05
Angel Girl
I've spent alot of time pondering the answer to your question and discussing it with my therapist, and I'm not sure I've really reached that many conclusions. I think I come here for different reasons at different times. Sometimes I feel that I have a strong need to try to be helpful to others and that I draw many positives from that. It's great to feel that you have something to contribute and that your contributions maybe are appreciated. (the extent to which I need reassurance about the second half of that equation is pretty horrifying to me)
(-: That's mostly the kind of "support" i need.Other times I'm needy in a different way, probably because I'm unravelling some. It's much more difficult for me to ask for the different kind of support I need under those circumstances.
I think PSB provides some of the same mixed bag that life does - sometimes you're going to be understood and sometimes not, sometimes you're going to feel a part of things here and sometimes not - I've just discovered that my odds of hitting a chord with people are a bit better here than elsewhere, because I can be pretty inhibited on everything but superficial levels when I have to deal with people more directly.
Mair
I'm not sure if this is appropos of your question, but I get into big trouble when I start caring about how or whether people will respond to me here.
Posted by CtrlAlt n Del on May 26, 2002, at 12:50:42
In reply to Re: Why do you post here? » Angel Girl, posted by dinah 2 on May 26, 2002, at 7:48:08
Dear Dinah ,You have to forgive me I find it hard to follow posts and some I avoid , so I miss things
I also feel often what's the point of posting here when i feel such a lack of community..so i blame myself for being the 'odd' one..but it's part of my illness at the moment.You wouldn't believe the 'imaginary' posts I've read : )
I don't know sweatheart I'm struggling for sense at the moment- but the sensitivity thing can grow and some are fortunate to be on a med that stops it escalating..I have the same problems with chatrooms so I mostly keep away until I feel strong enough.
I 'd just like to say that how we percieve is mostly not how things really are...
Hold on to that sensitivity , eventually it will be useful for you , not against you..
Posted by dinah final on May 26, 2002, at 16:52:31
In reply to Re: Why do you post here?, posted by CtrlAlt n Del on May 26, 2002, at 12:50:42
I wish there were more people like you around. I've never seen you be unkind to anyone. If you don't feel part of the community it is the community's loss.
Posted by Penny on May 28, 2002, at 13:05:36
In reply to Why do you post here?, posted by Angel Girl on May 26, 2002, at 0:04:05
I stumbled upon the site when in a time of need and SOMEONE (Dinah!) told me this site had been very helpful to her and she wished the same for me. And it has been. It got me through my therapist's maternity leave. It's getting me through right now, today. I continue to post here only b/c of the support I receive from some wonderful folks on this board (this is the only board I post on), and I try my best to give some support in return.
Penny
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