As far as addiction, for me, I would have to say I am probably addicted to PC, but it doesn't interfere with my real life. The nice thing I find about the forums here is that I can read and respond but it's a come and go thing. I don't HAVE to sit and read this or that thread before I can go do something else, because I have the opportunity to come back and read it at another time.

As with KD, I am a dissociator (though not as bad as I used to be- I think) and it's really helped me to be able to come back and see the black and white as well. In real life, I rarely spoke out loud for similar reasons. I felt like people might be tricking me as I could never be sure if what they said I said or what they said was true and my trust issues made it feel like they were using my dissociation to their advantage. Even here on PC, it took all I had to put some brackets around a name and not delete the post within minutes of posting it.

Gradually, through posting here and learning more about my disorder, I've been able to post more and give more than just hugs. This has definitely spilled into my real life. While I don't carry on huge conversations out loud, I am much more confident in talking and knowing that I am okay to talk. I am learning to trust what people say through this and trust that I can respond and be okay.

I definitely think the forums here have helped me in real life.

Good thread!