I think the online thing is a good addition to live support. I know that this is my first online community, and I've probably become a bit too immersed in it. But that's mostly because at the time when I joined (and continuing today), I've been in some of the biggest crises of my life and didn't have much of a live support system. Also, I think it's hard to find people in 3d who understand sometimes. Psychcentral has been amazing for me because I have felt really understood.

I have been getting out more, and I'm hoping to continue to branch out. Most of my life I've had a very active social life (probably on the extreme of too much time with friends and not enough alone), so this past few months has been sort of my sabatical from that I guess! But I'm getting back into the swing of things as I'm learning to cope better.

This was an interesting thread, inky! And I'm sure glad we have humor AND such a close-knit bunch here.

(((hugs)))
Angela