WantingToHeal, I think this is a place of exceptional warmth on the part of others and I have seen, as you likely have, very passionate posts of empathy by others. I think it might depend on how much one needs love as to what they get here. Self acceptance is such a huge need for each of us. The more we have that from ourselves, the empathetic post is all icing on the cake.

I know I crumble when I feel I may have hurt others and maybe I have lacked the sensitivity in my postings that they might wish for. That's just me, I shoot straight from the hip a lot, and instead of softening from my past, I think I have toughened to a larger degree. I forget sometimes of what a gentle fragile center others might have.
Does that make me less sensitive, I hope not; but I do accept myself as perfectly imperfect. I know I'm all I've got, and it's gotta be enough.

The Internet is exceedingly guilty of having flamers on it, but PC seems genuine and
although we can't reach out and hug everyone physically; we do wrap our hearts around each other here. I hope that you not only can feel the love here, but embrace it for yourself, for your own strength, for your own self respect.

I know I don't dislike you, but how well do you like yourself? I hope a lot WantingToHeal. Hugs, bj