Posted by Susan J on October 9, 2003, at 8:55:46
In reply to Why is this board so confusing at times?, posted by Searchlight on October 9, 2003, at 0:57:25
Hi.
> For starters, I never did find anything, anywhere on the boards about the whole mess concerning a certain destructive poster.
<<I'm fairly new, so not sure, but I think if the posts were really bad, they and their subsequent postings get deleted. So no, you'll not find them.>>Also I really thought these boards were for a clear idea of support and answers, instead I find myself feeling as if I just walked in on private conversations that don't seem to relate to mental health at all sometimes.
<<Well, they are *personal* conversations, dealing with people and the struggles they go through in life. They're not private in that they are here. But they *do* relate to mental health in the broader context because it is *life* that impacts on our mental health, and our mental health that impacts on our lives. People have isolated incidents in their lives that bring them confusion, or anger, or pain, and they use the boards as a support network, seeking information and support.That help?
It's friends, or friendly people, talking over coffee without ever seeing their faces.
Susan
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