Yes, everyone has their own personal reason for joining Psych Central. I know when I joined, I was looking for information regarding some mental illnesses that I was dealing with in the work place at the time. I used to care for developmentally disabled individuals and along with the development issues sometimes came mental illness. I wanted to learn and be the best support I could be for them.
Once I had a chance to look around, do some supporting of others etc., I began to feel a bit more safe to post about my own issues. And as they say, the rest is history.
One thing I would like to comment on as well is the following:
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I find it telling that the forums claim 380,000+ members, but the posts-per-day average is less than 2,000. Thus it's fair to say that the vast majority of members get (or don't get) what they're seeking from the forums and move on with their lives.
That said, it is what it is.
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Not all of the PC members partake in the forums. A great many of these folks join to take the quizzes that are offered or even to present something to Ask the Therapist. Psych Central is a huge site that offers a whole slew of information, not just forums.
We also have a lot of members who may have been active at one time or another on the forums and for whatever reason are no longer active, (so yes you are in part right!) but they are still members of this site and can come back at any given time. As a matter of fact, there have been a number of folks who have done just that over the past few months.
As most say here, you get out of PC what you put into PC (strictly speaking of the forums here). I learned that in my early days as a member. Sometimes folks just want a place to land and feel safe while others are looking to connect with others who share similar issues. Everyone is different and I hope that we all get what we need!
