Folks,

I know some of you have been deeply involved in ongoing personal differences with other members. Some members seem incapable of using their own good judgment and respond to threads or posts when all they have to offer is disagreement, hurtful words, or debate when support is being sought. To those members I say:

Take a break.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our online relationships, we lose sight of other things, of balance, and of perspective. We form cliques here, and those are fine, but not to the detriment of other members. Not to figure out new ways of "getting back" at other members for this comment or that.

The Psych Central community is growing. I'm spending a lot more time working on improving the site and I hope it will result in even more members finding their way here. Why? Because at the core, this is a wonderful, supportive community despite our differences and occasional disagreements.

So I will say it again --

If you find a lot of your posts are disagreeing with others or are otherwise not really supportive, maybe you should take a break.

I don't mean this in a mean way, I only mean that sometimes we get in a rut, or in a space, or feel we are entitled to certain things in life. When we are in this space, we're often not as helpful as we think we're being.

Each and every one of you has something to offer this community, and one another. Please remember that. We're all people here, looking for support, acceptance, and positive thoughts. Offer yours to someone you care about today.

DocJohn

PS - This is not a thread for complaints or arguing.