When you feel like you post is ignored

I just wanted to let you know I used to think the same thing.

But today if you scolled down and look at the dates, times everyone has posted - today alone was four pages of posts of people reaching out.

Soif it helps at all - don't think you're ignored - theres just so many of such who need badly... I know I've been on the post and felt worthless of a response.

P.S. I believe also that if it is an issue we don't feel we have a response to help or don't relate... Then we just read and and hope for the best for you.

JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE - CUZ I DIDN'T IT UNTIL TODAY!

I think that's why I don't post anything. I just feel like I'm being ignored. That's just how I feel, so I just read and reply.

I think both of you should be part of my hug. None of us are alone. That's why I stick around. You guys are so nice and you're very loved.

It's just really hard to remember that when you're feeling desperate, even though I'm guilty of lurking a lot of the time. I'm so afraid of hurting someone . . . . .

It doesn't make it feel any better - but I scoll through to a few pages back and it a Title in area of my issues (like depression, abuse) then I go there and see if it can help, see if I can help, or just leave a hug!

Like you said Knothead - We give the wrong respose BUT it's OUR response - What we feel from it -
So Nothing we share is WRONG.

Unless wer'e trying to Tell them what to do or be criticual Which I have received.... When I recieved one of those I wanted to reach in the computer a rip them a ....

Sorta the reason I will never start my own thread (rather repond to someones elses, so if I'm ignored then.. its like they are the ones being ignored... the person who actually started the thread and not me)

yea.... it makes me feel better in a strange way.

I just wanted to let you know I used to think the same thing.

But today if you scolled down and look at the dates, times everyone has posted - today alone was four pages of posts of people reaching out.

So if it helps at all - don't think you're ignored - theres just so many of such who need badly... I know I've been on the post and felt worthless of a response.

P.S. I believe also that if it is an issue we don't feel we have a response to help or don't relate... Then we just read and and hope for the best for you.

JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE - CUZ I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL TODAY!

ok. i hope i'll get response when i will post something. i have already tried to post but it couldnt.

(haven't read posts tbh so sorry if it's been said)

Doubtful you're being ignored.
People are struggling here and some are here for support themselves, some are too fragile to even support others, so they don't reply.
Doesn't mean you're being ignored, they may have read it, but aren't in a frame of mind to post with anything.

There have been times I have wanted answers/support and felt ignored but I now realize I was simply overlooked. Today when I logged in there were 999 new posts since I last visited yesterday. This community is huge and I generally read posts about disorders similar to my own. Sometimes I can offer perspective and sometimes I have nothing of value to say.

A lot of threads I read...I don't respond to because I don't have anything I could say...

I don't get enough time recently to read thru the forums... so I hope people don't feel ignored by me on purpose.

Sometimes there isn't time, or a health reason, or someone reads your post and understands with a response already made, or will get back to you when they have more time.

... gee, there are lots of reasons, and certainly no excuse, because there are so many members and posts ~

I hope anyone feeling ignored will continue to reach out to others and soon they will see how supportive this community is ~ and how valued they are as a member here.

We can pm each other also.

Time is really the issue for most folks, and time-zones too... if you post at dinner-time your time, it is bedtime someplace else or work-time, or appts. etc.

And these responses certainly are true.

Sometimes, someone is silently hoping things work out well for the poster ~ but may not know what words to say at the moment.

So, hanging in there is a good thing ~ as is PC!
A good match!

Peace and Support,
Night
xoxo

Maybe in addition to the "Thanks for this!" button we could add a "I hear you" button, just to let people know their words have been read and the reader is aware of the issue but wasn't able to respond for whatever reason.

((OB))
good idea
hugs are great
but it also helps to know someone did hear/understood the post.
jmo

I went through times when I felt ignored and did not bother to start my own threads. However, recently, I have had some lovely responses to threads I have started and have enjoyed the attention very much. I do notice that some forums are quieter than others. For example, I might want to get more of a response than the ADHD forum offers - as nothing much seems to happen there - I would rather post in general than post there -just using that particular forum as an example.

I for one like to read threads and post on them but sometimes my depression has my mind, fingers and thoughts to mixed up to answer.

From me to all PC members: a big hug and thank you!!!!! You really are all great people.

Well, I've seen some people "attacked" for their posts--so I'm pretty leary of writing anything...

It seems some people are very quick to take offense or misunderstand...

I used to try to do that ..."being fair"
I - if i wanted to post something before that i would post on other people threads and afterwards start a topic on my own

I feel this way many times. There are luck ppl whos threads have lots of answeres. Mine have 1, 2, up to 5...

yeah - time, zones, the disorders....
I personally try to keep myself away from the internet..although its god to help otheres - internet is some sort of entertainment, and when i stay long i feel i waste my time..

Well... thats not the only reason I've decided to stay away from being a thread-trotter!

...

That's the thing with the internet though. You can't see/hear body emotions, language, tone, attitude, etc.

Plus the fact many here struggle with understanding things/interpreting what is being said to them in the first place(me being one of them as I have receptive language difficulties).