Sannah, I am sorry you feel attacked. I value your input in my threads and I think you'll do great as a T. The question was raised about whether a T can post on PC or on the psychotherapy forum if they aren't here for their own support. I know we do have Ts here who also start threads for support of their own issues. I looked at the guidelines and can't find anything about it, so I just wondered where, if anywhere, that is addressed.

I know how it feels to be criticized in a thread. When that happened to me in some of my previous threads, I immediately got defensive and may have attacked the attacker. It made me want to lash out at the posters. Most of us want understanding and compassion first, and not criticism. I cried and was very triggered by the criticism I got. Later on though, I could reread the posts and see the truth in them, or if I didn't feel they were helpful, I could forget about them.

No one likes to be attacked! Even though we don't know each other in RL, we are real people, and what others write can hurt us deeply. I think we all have to try to think more before we reply, especially about how we would feel if we got the response we're posting. We each have different styles, and different strengths and weaknesses. We have to remember that, and then we can all get along together.

Sannah, I think people didn't know until this thread that you were a T, or planning to be one, or going back to work as one (I'm not sure which is correct). Maybe I should just speak for myself. So, sometimes I wondered why you weren't asking for help for yourself, but mainly giving "T type answers, or questions," which have been helpful to me. I'm sorry that you felt a need to start this thread, but in one sense, it makes you more approachable and less of a stranger, if that makes sense. I hope you stick around; I would miss you if you leave the forum!