Posted by Tomatheus on December 23, 2013, at 1:20:46
In reply to Re: Babble better off because you're here » Tomatheus, posted by Dr. Bob on December 22, 2013, at 22:16:54
Dr. Bob,
Thank you for responding to my post and for writing what you wrote in the subject line to your post. It does mean a lot to have you say that Babble is better off because I'm here.
I think that your question as to whether I appreciate the extent to which what I write has a positive impact on others is a good one. The positive impact that my writing might have on others is something that I probably don't appreciate as fully as I should. I do like to hope that what I write here on Babble affects others in a positive way, and judging from the responses I've received to this thread so far, it seems that my writing does have a positive impact.
Perhaps it would be accurate to say that in some areas of my life, I do some good, which very well might outweigh the things I do that don't have such a good impact. I guess it's easy to get overwhelmed thinking about all of the resources I use up to survive and to assume that the good that I do doesn't seem to stack up. At the very least, perhaps I just don't know the extent to which the good things that I do both online and in person positively affect others. I could very well not be appreciating this as much as I probably could. Maybe I need to challenge my assumptions more.
Tomatheus
Has an affective psychosis with strong symptoms of fatigue, hypersomnia, and difficulty concentrating
Taking Abilify & supplements
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