Hi metalmom.

Welcome! It does take some getting used to, figuring out the forums. But you successfully created a thread - and that is half the battle sometimes. I'm sorry it's stressing you out though!

One place you might want to do an introduction is in the New Member Introductions forum: http://forums.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40 and if you have any questions please do ask!