Well, Open Eyes, to be honest, I don't necessarily think it's fear that causes people not to post about issues they don't understand. I've refrained, many times, from posting in threads dedicated in one way or another to problems I haven't suffered from myself. Right or wrong, I kind of felt that I wouldn't be able to do justice to those people's problems. And, I'll tell you, that's probably one of the main reasons I started the thread about posting philosophies. In other words, how do other people approach the issue of, say, depression, when they themselves are schizophrenic? Or dealing with Bipolar when one has PTSD? I don't really understand what I have myself, let alone all these other kinds of problems. And I'd prefer not to step on people's toes. Not to hurt them in any way. But at the same time I HATE to write those pat-on-the-head one-liners that might as well be a Hallmark card! So I'm still working on that one, to see what if anything I can do.

Yes indeed. If you've got lemons, make lemonade. Oh yes. And it's true. I'm not denying it. One gets insights through all kinds of painful experiences that can be helpful throughout life. Yeah. Well, sometimes that's enough and sometimes that's not enough, if you know what I mean. So sometimes, like right this minute, you go to bed (I go to bed) and turn out the lights and hope that tomorrow will be better. And sometimes it is! Take care.