I am totally on board with this thinking.,. . . but when someone keeps posting the same thing over and over again and asking for a response from PC members and looking for them to react or respond to how they think things are happening, then, I have a problem.

It's fine to say to members, "Hey, gang, I just want to VENT and I'm looking for support here. Please be gentle ." (I've seen these postings on PC during the time I've been here). Then it is expected that the posters will just provide support and compassion to the poster.

But if you post and ask for opinions, reaction, thoughts, suggestions or experiences close to what is posted, along with "how" you handled it, then I think you better be open to other posters reacting to your post with exactly that!. . .. No big surprise that I don't start threads about my OWN therapy. I only reveal things about my own therapy in relation to how it interacts with what the other person posts. When you talk about your own experience then you're willingly opening yourself up to feedback about what the other person thinks might be happening. I think that is a critical thing that ALL posters need to consider--I get the idea that you yourself have considered that and acted on that, Stopdog. I know I have.