Posted by Gabbix2 on January 14, 2005, at 1:28:43
In reply to Re: People may be ignoring you now soooooo » Fallen4MyT, posted by Atticus on January 13, 2005, at 20:52:42
> Sometimes we learn the most from the voices and ideas of the people who are most different from us.
And sometimes we don't, sometimes people just reeeeeeeeeeeally bug us a lot.
You know, I would like more than anything to be able to say I could live up to your philosophy all the time. I do, most of the time, or at least it's a living goal of mine.
However, this is a mental health site, and there are times, when one is exhausted, overwrought,
withdrawing from medication.. on the wrong medication.. you know the drill, and what you need is comfort, or to ask a simple question.
Often there are people with their personal agendas, those who seem to post repeatedly the anti-medication philosophies, or the all you need is to think positively philosophies, or those who post on the therapy board only to consistantly mock people's experiences with therapy. Yes frequently they get blocked, but it always takes a while.
I'm not sure I learn much from those people, and on a good day sure I can tolerate them, and in a perfect world I could tolerate them all the time, but having an illness means you're always tolerating something, and at times on the board it would be really nice to have the relief of just being able to say..
"Okay, I 'don't have to deal with you today"
because in real life we don't have that option.
I think it's better than fuming, I think it's better than snarling back at them, and I think it's better than thinking you're the one who has to leave, because you can't tolerate someone else, and at times it does get that bad.
I think the people on this board are incredibly
(why do I always forget how to spell incredibley?) tolerant, and I doubt it would be anyone who is insecure about getting "ignored" who would actually be ignored, There do seem to be a type, who have come in various incarnations throughout the years who are very confident, who just don't seem concerned what people think, or they enjoy stirring things up, and they are the one's most likely to be put on the *ignore* list
in my experience anyway.
> Third, in the words of the Buddha:
> Technology is not always the answer.True, but we are already in the thick of it with Babble..
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