Shadow, I was nodding my head in agreement as I read your post. I've forgotten at times that I can just step away from the monitor. And I also have gone through that push/pull effect, where online seems safer but then I get reminded that it still has to do with communication and with whether I am paying attention and taking good care of myself.

I like your reminder that we are all human, with our good and bad days, and that we don't think alike all the time. Also the strategy of avoiding the thread or if need be the forum, and the difference between the post and the poster.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, all are welcome to do so, it is a topic thrown open for discussion and mutual supprt.

One issue I want to work on for myself is that I think some compulsive stuff gets triggered for me with online communication. Just something for me to be mindful of and I need to make sure at all times that I can step away from the monitor, regain perspective.

Sarah