Just another perspective about the ignore option.
When I first came to PC, I put several people on ignore for a while because of MY reactions to their posts. I felt like I was getting to be combative in my replies because I was being intolerant of the others having a different opinion than mine. So, because I was having trouble controlling my own knee-jerk reacting, and having embarrassed myself a few times , I thought this would be a good idea. To my knowledge, no one has ever known I had them on ignore.

I no longer feel a need to do this, part of my own growth I think.

Some PCers use ignore to avoid being confronted with triggers that are disturbing to them. I think that's good self care. Self care is each person's top priority. We can't be here for others if we are not here for ourselves first.