Posted by ou812 on January 3, 2011, at 23:06:44
In reply to Re: Phillipa - Say it ain't so., posted by Maxime on January 3, 2011, at 21:24:40
I don't think that is the point. This site is for people with mental illness to discuss meds etc. with other people suffering from similar illnesses. Many of the people here have careers and family. We don't want people to know about our illness. It's supposed to be an anonymous group and that is why we create a user name other than our own name.Interesting as I have observer a less than supportive atmosphere here and a lack of moderation that could really help this board. It seems this is a primitive experiment in human and group behavior than the support group it is advertised to be. I have experienced 12-step group support that would not condone such interactions as we have seen here. I feel mental illness should have more public exposure and understanding than being swept under the rug with negative connotations. I have talked to strangers while waiting in a slow moving line and it seems if they aren't on an anxiety or psychotropic; they have a family member or friend that is.
Comparing it to Facebook is rather unfair. I can only speak for myself and that it is THIS part of my life that I don't want the world to know about.
Okay, I can appreciate you wanting to only to share here as I feel your family is lacking in the support that would be beneficial. I am sorry for the relationship you have with your brother an it is sad that he has treated you as he has, Anyway, my comparison to Facebook is that a begin picture that is floating around (assuming it is unrelated to this site or a particular incriminating action) is posted to FB without much thought. However, this picture seems to be a catastrophic event in of itself. The perception of reality is very interesting to me when compared to the various social media. I see PC is another mental illness discussion board and profile pictures are freely posted. This site is unique and worth observing. :)
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