Posted by Novelagent on August 29, 2012, at 11:46:32
In reply to Re: N » Novelagent, posted by Chris O on August 29, 2012, at 10:54:35
Same to you, I hope this site does help people... Maybe there venting is less representative of where they actually are, I don't know. I do know this site was, in 2004, where I got the tip to import selegiline (this was before emsam came to the US) and combine it with DLPA. I only needed to take it for like 6 months, and it worked from day one because of the synergistic effect of that combo... It was for atypical depression. I stopped craving sleep everyday. It was great.
> Novelagent:
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> Hey, if "distraction" works for you, that's great. It sounds like it's something you should keep doing to maintain your mental health. Personally, it doesn't work for me. It makes things worse. And I don't think your conclusion that "...it's clear people using this site 24/7 is going to help their cause, and it's also clear that it hasn't worked out for most here" is valid at all. I think it's quite judgmental and insensitive. You simply cannot know whether or not this site helps people just because they keep coming here to vent, share, get empathy, etc. In fact, I would draw the opposite conclusion: People come here again and again because it does help them. I have come here sporadically over a twelve year period and the people here have always helped me, been supportive, and been empathic. I also think that many of us here are not able to function in the high stress "normal" world and that is comforting for us just to share and get empathy for those feelings of frustration.
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> Hey, I sincerely wish you luck with your strategy.
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> Chris
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