I'm sorry @WishfulThinker66 , I thought you wanted to have a policy discussion about a community guideline. Instead, by your reply, it looks like you're just upset by your own posting style to some posts.

If you don't understand how "Sorry but I don't believe this" can be seen as unsupportive, I'm not sure we can have much of a discussion. Imagine just spending 30 or 45 minutes writing out a 1,000 word personal story about tragic abuse you suffered as a child. And then that's one of the replies you receive to your thread.

We're not here to be private investigators. If you don't believe someone, then that's your prerogative and choice. But barring doing a personal investigation into each member's life (which we would never do or condone), you'll never know the "truth" of the matter. All we have is what a person chooses to bring to this forum. And telling someone that they're not believed is a very unsupportive thing to say.

If you don't believe someone, then how are you helping their recovery by telling them so publicly? I'm not clear on how you believe a person is going to benefit from our groups with people who act as judges and arbiters of other people's personal experiences and stories.

When I check my judgment at the door, I tend to find it easier to respond to others and their situations. And if I don't believe someone's situation, I'll just not comment on that since I can never know for certain. As the old saying goes, if you can't say something nice (or in our case, supportive), then maybe say nothing at all.