Why can't I leave PC?

I've been here three weeks and basically have my questions answered and have supported others in their struggles to the best of my ability. I just became a veteran member today...over 300 posts. Why can't I leave? Why do I keep checking in? In real life I barely interact but here I can't get enough.

What keeps you coming back?

I don't really post here too much, but I've pretty much always been a big user of internet forums (One in particular I've been a member of since August 2006. In that time I don't think I've ever gone longer than a few weeks without posting. Most of the time I'm on there every day making dozens of posts.)

I'm the same way as you, though. In real life I often find conversation awkward and uncomfortable. I never seem to know what to say and just want it to be over (With a few exceptions. Once I get to know a person, or if I'm talking about something I'm really passionate about with a like minded person it's a bit easier for me.) But online I find it a lot easier to communicate. I think the thing that draws me to this particular forum is the fact that people here have the same kind of problems I do. I know EVERYONE has some problems but again, it's just easier for me to talk about them in an online setting. And I know that I'll get support here.

I feel the same way as bluedolphin92. I have a hard time relating to people in real life. But here I feel welcomed and appreciated. What keeps me coming back? Just the sense of community I feel here. I feel more comfortable on this forum than I do on any other site.

But Veteran Member? LOL that's nothing! I'm over 4,000 posts and still counting. I can't get enough of PC! LOL

Its a great place. I love it here

I have been a member since June 2012. I feel welcome here even though anonymous. I met a lot of people here more than in real life. Some members are busy with their real lives, my agoraphobia is bad enough that I feel more comfortable with members here.

I've been here since October 2004 just at the time my mother was dying of cancer & I was going through my second worse issue with anorexia because of dealing with the trauma that the home care person who was caring for my mother caused along with the following PTSD.

Just kept coming back because the support was wonderful...like a family.....they I picked up myself I left my H to move 2100 miles away to where I didn't know anyone....PC was with me the whole way especially the one trip I made in the moving truck to bring what few things I could get into it.....it was wonderful having a caring place to check in each night across the country.

PC kept me going through getting settled into my farm & through some of the major trials I've gone through here. It's been a wonderful place to have people who have truly become friends over the years. I got so much help from PC....it's wonderful to provide help to others when I can & I have a special social group that I'm involved in here that gives me the one really valuable group of people I feel to interface with.....they really keep me going & a place where I can truly express my feelings.

PC is a wonderful home on the internet with the most wonderful people I have ever met. I have taken breaks like this year while I was caring for my little dying eskie dog.....or when I really get bogged down with my work around the farm.....bit PC is always here to come home to IMO.

Why do I keep coming back here? Because PC gives me a sense of purpose, a place to receive care and to give care, a site where I can get info about mental disorders, and a chance to meet with people who share common interests and concerns. And I can even play games and learn what's happening in the world! All that makes this place a great deal!

Boredom and friends. Not necessarily in that order

I can't get enough of here, For me I feel accepted, I can't say in real life like I do here, No one understands, I have also made some good friends too I don't have them in real life.

It has never even occurred to me to leave!

My friends and family are right here, people who have seen me through the worst of times, people with whom I've formed very strong bonds, people I genuinly care about and wish I could see IRL.

Nope, not once since I joined has it occurred to me to leave. I love my PC family much too muchness

Sounds like a very old tv series, a long time ago(apparently) called Gilligan's Island. The lyrics in the series theme song sounds a bit like your post-an unanticipated overdue stay.

I like knowing that I'm not alone. I'm not always here, I've taken long breaks sometimes but I get welcomed back and thats a great feeling. There are so many open minded people here as well as other Trekkie's, it feels like home....a place you can always return to.

Plus I don't have to get dressed up! Any old thing is just fine.

Does everyone else feel really positive and always comfortable here? I feel ambivalent a lot but keep coming back. It even seems to displace other sites that were helpful to me in the past.

I'm not always comfy....I was actually afraid I offended some people but it was just a misunderstanding. Still came back though its like an addiction almost except that its a very positive thing.

This is basically a good place to be. Good people, games to play, interesting discussions and writings...gets lonely out here in "real" life. I don't do social media (facebook etc) but here, well, here is different. And, it is a portable family, a place that feels like home somehow. It's not always happy, not always easy, but it is always....well, Real. Wish I had found it sooner...
There is no reason to leave. The clock doesn't tick, the sun doesn't go down...and there are folks from all over the world here......it is a pretty amazing place. I don't know why or how but it is.

I wish I had found this site sooner. I don't do social media (facebook etal)) but here I am at home, and it can come with me. It is interesting, people to talk with, discussions to read and have, games to play...the sun never sets and it isn't always easy or always happy but it is....dare I say Real.
Folks from around the world...art to behold, stories to hear, and it is ok to tell your own story. ...and it really can ease the pain, bring a smile, a tear, a laugh. I'm moving in.

this is the best part of my day, to go somewhere, where people understand, no one judges me, i can talk, cry, rant, scream and laugh all in a few minutes. I feel understood for the first time in the life. I love talking to people sharing my experiences, i love people sharing theirs, i love learning new things. I just love it all, I love chat, its so much fun talking with great people over really stupid stuff and it just makes u smile

For me its the people. They are too dang uplifting, kind, hilarious, witty, relatable. Who can erase true love? You can't. No one can.

def can relate

absolutely agree

People are open and honest with down to earth decency.

I feel ambivalent too. Sometimes, I ask myself why I decided to return after 5 months.

Obviously, PC has some positives or else I wouldn't have returned. There is a strong sense of community, privacy and respect.

This site is different and very personal in nature. Other online communities tend to be very specific, which gives an illusion of emotional distance. One is limited to discussing a topic, such as motorcycles and mycology. It makes it easier not to feel much connection with other members so visiting/leaving isn't much of an issue.

Since, it is my second time here, I have placed some boundaries to protect myself. It seems to work, but it hasn't eradicated my feelings of ambivalence.

I think it's interesting reading other people's posts and imagining their lives/difficulties and interacting with them. It takes a lot more effort to "go out" in the real world and find someone to discuss things with in person who would enjoy talking about subjects I enjoy (a friend :-) and, there would only be that one person versus so many here. Basically it's an online networking site, like Facebook, but more focused and dedicated to a particular subject of interest to everyone. The "focus" on particular subjects is nice, instead of just the free-for-allness of Facebook and sites like that?

This place has a nice welcoming aura.