Posted by greywolf on April 1, 2006, at 9:26:24 [reposted on April 1, 2006, at 19:50:13 | original URL]
In reply to I'm offering my advice, Phillipa, posted by txtoolgirl on March 31, 2006, at 21:44:02
I think txtoolgirl has stated her point too strongly, but it is not entirely invalid. Matt is obviously dealing with some tough circumstances, but I'm not sure how med-related many of his threads are.
Perhaps a more pertinent observation would be that dr-bob.org provides other boards that are more appropriate for real-time discussions of mood swings, fights with family members, etc. Certainly, sometimes those issues are caught up in finding the right med to control, improve, or eliminate a personal response to the situation, but I'm not sure that's the point of many of his threads.
That being said, IMHO the way to handle this is to carefully provide support while refraining from comments that might exacerbate his situation. For instance, it's difficult for me to comfortably comment on someone else's personal conflicts with others, so I generally limit myself to the somewhat trite advice that maybe they should remove themselves from the situation until it calms down. I'll leave more in-depth involvement to others, and the appropriateness of threads to the good judgment of moderators.
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