Then there's the flip side of this, feeling like you can't post about what's going on in your life for fear that you'll be criticized, or as they say, "challenged" by people who are so sure they know what's best for your situation. Sometimes just easier to PM people who you know you can feel supported by.
As for coming here as a t, I thought this was a peer only forum. I can't quite remember but I thought there was something somewhere in the guidelines about this. Well anyway you'd get along well with that last t I left, you're a lot alike.