Posted by ClearSkies on June 8, 2008, at 20:34:39
In reply to Re: Big ball of sadness » ClearSkies, posted by Tabitha on June 8, 2008, at 18:08:52
> Hi CS, I'm not sure I understand-- do you mean you didn't connect with Slinky, or with others? I felt bad that I didn't see her last post to me for 2 days, but then, looking at all she posted, there wasn't really any indication she was in trouble. In fact one of her messages said she wasn't suicidal. So of course in hindsight folks feel bad, but we couldn't know what was coming.
Mostly with Slinky. When I started to look in the archives, I saw that I had responded to so many of her posts, and they had all dead ended. Mostly to do with drinking, on the Substance board. I had always known that I knew her but didn't know her - but reading through the threads brought it home to me that she had never actually responded to any of my posts where I tried to reach to out to her.
And I think that happens a lot to me - yes, particularly on the Substance board. Where I read that people say they are looking for help, or don't know what to do with their issues. And I post and I post and I post. And they mostly dead end. I guess I'm not connecting with anyone, I wouldn't know, but I would think that someone not responding back, and us not ever getting a back and forth conversation started means that I'm not making a connection.
I don't really want to put myself out there at the moment. But I'm feeling an enormous disconnect with people on the boards, generally.
CS
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