"I can no longer relate with the constant self-defeating and pity parties for one's self that is so rampant in here."

I'm struggling a bit with my reaction to your post. I'm not sure which posts you are reading, but I find a lot of strong loving people here. As some have written, judgement is really not helpfull at all. Early in my recovery from PTSD I was hurting alot and often. The pain was all I could talk about because there was so much. In what felt like one moment, I went from believing I came from a family who had a driking problem, to realizing I came from a family of rapists, murderers,abusers of every kind and drunks. It was horrifying and devastating. I was getting help but it took a long time. During that time a woman used to refer to me as "Sad Annie," behind my back ofcourse. It was really painful when I found out. People around me had a very difficult time dealing with me being in pain. But some of the truths that some have to deal with are horrific. And some of us tried for years, as kids, and some as adults, to be heard and never were. I believe we are all doing the best we can. If you don't like certain people's posts, my suggestion is to not read them.