Posted by luna on May 29, 2000, at 16:35:34
In reply to Hope????, posted by Tina1 on May 29, 2000, at 14:26:43
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Tina, I know what you mean. I can feel myself getting sucked back into a very bad place if I read too many stories of people's pain on this board. It can be too overwhelming at times. I think the trick is not to spend too much time here if you feel too vulnerable. Try to limit yourself to a predetermined amount of time per day, and try to make the last post you read be a hopeful one. I know you do your best, Tina, to write cheerful notes, and I'm sure they help some people very much. But that doesn't mean you should ONLY write cheerful notes. Lord, NO!! It's not your duty to make everyone here feel better, you know. And I wish you'd stop thinking you're a bother. You're NOT!
ieve it was JohnL who so eloquently wrote an essay of hope in the above thread to Kathy but This site seems to have done the opposite for me. It has taken my hope away, if I had any to begin with. I see all these people in pain, miserable and not getting any help for it. They have tried every drug out there and psychotherapy, even hospital stays yet, they are still here, still in pain. More join everyday. Simply stating that we're not alone in this just makes me feel more hopeless that I'll get help. If so many can't then I shouldn't bother. I know I'll get some verbal beatings for this point of view but it's how I feel right now. I'm just too out of it to even be on this site, I'll just bring everyone down. I'm sorry. Forget it, just ignore me, not worth your time.
poster:luna
thread:35121
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