Ive noticed that too, I print off posts and threads of interest and so I can see where those that have deleted or changed their names have come back on and posted once again. I have also been here for well over a year so have seen people post alot them not post at all sometimes for months and then when they start posting again they let everyone know they are back and that they had just gone on vacation, been in the hospital or just taking care of things in their real time locations having to do with their imediate familys, jobs, moving and so on. Alot of people I have noticed too change the times that they can come on line Sometimes those that come on during the day suddenly start coming on at night and vice versa so the regulars end up thinking they have gone away when in actuality their sleep schedules, work schedules and so on change, which means the times that they can be here change.

And yea there are those that come and then when they are ready to move forwards in their therapy and healing and so on beyond the cyber world of on line support groups and into their local community services and start developing support networks in their local areas so that they can have face to face tangible support networks and resourses when they need them.

And some just plain out take a break.

I myself have no set times that I come on here. sometimes for weeks I come on during the day and not at night and some times for weeks I come on at night instead of days and then theres sometimes when I come on every few hours and yet again there are times when I come on just for a quick 5 minute skim of the boards, my pms and my blog area and back off again and and there are also the times where I just have not come on for days because of things in my real life time and location needed to be taken care of.

So when I see that someone hasn't posted for a bit yea I think about them but I trust that person enough to know that the person will come on when he/she is able depending on their own schedules and other real life circumstances will allow them too.