The world is full of monsters, and at the same time full of genuine caring loving people.

I believe it is important to excerice caution, but when we start living our lives always looking over our shoulder and building walls around us, we become a victim of our own fear and anxiety.

I can't stop who reads what here at PC, but I know PC is a very very very safe place, I have visited a few other "survior" sites and never felt safe and shortly cancelled my account after a few weeks, it just didnt' feel right, it is my experience that PC is by far the safest place on the internet for discussing, sharing, healing. I have been here for over two years now and have never ran into a major problem , been threatned, or ever felt unsafe and have made some dear and amazing friends.

Yes, there could very well be one of those monster's reading these posts, but I can't stop that, and in a sense, I don't care, let them read, **** them, I can't let the fear of them control my life like I have for a majority of it. I choose to speak, to share, to use the voice I have found, and if one of them dares to decide and mess with me then I'll be waiting with one hell of a fight.

We can as surviors, continue to choose to live in fear, or break down our walls and speak in whatever way is best for us and our healing journey, and each of those journeys is unique to that indivdual.

I do agree, PC is not a subsitute for one on one therapy with a therapist, and that is important to have in our healing journeys, a guide to help us through the darkness that is a professional and can see from the outside and help us through, but I have found something here I can't get in therapy and that is a community, understanding and a support on a level my therapist can't give me.

I'm sorry you have these concerns MickG and I hope nothing like this has ever happend to you. (((((((MickG))))))))))