Posted by akc on January 11, 2002, at 11:06:37
In reply to Re: Do You Have Proof of Your Claims?...., posted by sjb on January 11, 2002, at 10:20:52
And I think it is so different from giving a personal testimonial (that is -- I have been taking this supplement for the past year and have noticed X) to pushing the product (if you want to get better, you have to quit taking psych meds and take this supplement).
For instance, I am using a new product on some of my scars. It cost a lot of money. Why did I buy it? Because some people testified it worked -- and they didn't try to get me to quit using any other lotion or soap or whatever. I'll testify someday to whether it works for me or not. I tried X and this is what happended to me.
My examples might be silly, but I am trying to illustrate a point. A 12-step concept -- it is about attraction rather than promotion -- I share MY experience, strength and hope. I don't try to tell you what to do. I worry about me only. Sharing my story is powerful -- and that includes what is happening with meds, etc.
So if Dolphin or whoever wants to say "I took this supplement and it has worked great for me" -- I personally won't be so upset. But to post that everything else is "bad" or "wrong" or that eveveryone (i.e., m.d.s and drug companies and researchers) are out to get me -- that is preaching.
The board is not safe right now, given that there are obviously some folks with an agenda. I am rational and can differentiate between that which may be harmful and that which is not. But I am uncertain on the goal of having a place that is not safe.
It saddens me. I have met some neat people, but each day the board remains like this, the fewer times I come here and the fewer posts I read.
akc
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