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Originally Posted by Imah
I have been a member only since 2014, but I have seen a common amount of people on this page. That amount is slowly going down.
Rhetorical questions to ask ourselves:
Are we continuing to contribute to threads in a helpful, offering, and generous manner, remembering that we are dealing with a variety of people?
I am sorry to see in the last 3 months a steady decline of people. At this time there are 40. There used to be a minimum of approx. 70. Last month I saw 50 for an average low. So the decline is increasing.
Let us try to share honestly, not overwhelm others with every thought (I do this occasionally) and make this a place for all to unload and uplift.
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I'll admit that I have not read every single reply to this thread, but I did have to take a few days off from this forum after being here every day. I was offended by some posts. It is not the same. Lately it seems very unsupportive and people are just being catty with each other. I don't like this. It is the first time I have had to put someone on an ignore list. This place was my sanctuary. And now I feel I can't post for fear of being torn apart. I pick and choose what I can read because the threads are just crazy now. I used to read EVERYTHING and feel like I can't anymore. That is not what this community is for. I'm not saying we need to baby each other and hide our true feelings. But the Bipolar community I remember here is supportive with constructive criticism, not being mean. Those who have been around longer I think understand what I am saying. Also, newer members should not feel like they should not post. That defeats the purpose of this forum. But we just need to be nicer to everyone, and if you don't have anything nice to say, please keep it to yourself. We all obviously have some emotional and mood issues. We don't need the fighting as well.