Posted by tdaneen on July 3, 2000, at 9:14:05
In reply to Re: please be civil, posted by Dr. Bob on July 3, 2000, at 8:50:44
How naive I feel. All I wanted to do was ask what I considered to be an acceptable, relavent question. A question that needed a bit of background. I didn't realize that it would spark such a heated debate between the people on the board.
I would like to apologize. I feel like in some way this is my fault.I don't feel like I have "romanticised" "mental illness" (a term I refuse to use BTW). The experiences that those of us have had make us better suited to understand many, many different circumstances. Why do we come to these stupid message boards anyway? We come here because we want to have understanding and insight from those who have been there. We want to have empathy from those who will feel as we feel. Those who emote as we do. We want to get reassurance when we are scared because we have to go another round with yet another new medication.
The usefulness of this style of forum for me (and me alone I am not speaking for anyone else) is in question. I doubt I will use this forum for anything other than for meds/side effects etc.For those of you who actually tried to answer with their insight and empathy and experience, Thankyou. You have made this a worthwhile experience. I am indebted to you. This has been a dark time for me.
For those of you who have been bickering amongst youselves......in the future you might think about where the thread started, and what that person might be thinking.
You might start a new thread. Just a thought.
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