I don't get nasty at people. I've been attacked on 2 forums already and have had to leave because of it. It wasn't just 'difference of opinion' but a straight out attack, name calling, labeling. I am a bit withheld about a lot of what I share on here now and panic after every thread I make.

I do try to be as empathetic as I can, you get your message across a great deal better if you explain it in a civilized manner, over taking a stab. I try to think how my comment might hurt someone if I am angry, and I how I feel when someone attacks me.
If you want your view to be heard then do it with class, people are more likely to read what you actually have to say without the emotion on top of it. If you get angry people are only going to get defensive and attack back, and not take your view into account at all.

There is no need to be nasty to anyone. People can maturely disagree on something without taking a stab or getting cocky with their own views.
I think one of the reasons people do get an attitude is because they can get triggered by a topic and the natural thing to do in the middle of a trigger is to get worked up and become defensive. So the risk of someone getting worked up is always going to be there. In the end it's their own reputation they're affecting but not keeping a level of control.

We are all hear to give support and get support, we all have our own ways of healing. Some people need advice, some people just need to get some things off their chest, some people just aren't sure what they want. For a lot of people this place is the only place that there is anyone to even talk to, at all. So we shouldn't ruin that by building up tension between each other.

Love, don't hate, L-O-V-E.