I consider this forum to be family

Has this forum directly impacted your life in any way? I'm just curious. It's okay to say no.

As for me, personally, some of the personal experiences in here have led me to make good decisions. For example, I had a crappy pdoc, but I never actually realized it until I saw how much better everyone else's pdocs were. It led me to cut ties with the jackass and find a new one who cares more about my mental health and not so much about what's in my wallet.

It's also good to have a support system where I can vent my frustrations, even if nobody will read them. Just the act of typing things out really helps me feel better. (Before this forum, I had no place to vent and I was bottling up everything inside.)