I like seeing how others approach therapy because it is so very different from how I do it. Some threads I simply don't know what it is that is being asked of me or what it is that I am supposed to respond to.

I also really like some posters even though I do not understand some of their approaches to therapy and sometimes completely disagree with their type of responses to others on this forum. I can (and often do) disagree with but still like someone. The fact that we may disagree on any number of things does not lead to inability to get some benefit from the exchange. Sometimes I like the poster I disagree with more than the poster whose position I find more sympathetic.

I also wonder if there is a difference between having one's own personal experiences validated and supported versus having one's advice to others validated.