[Lexi232]

i come here because, its a place i can be me and not worry much. and its a place where theres a lot of understanding people.

Originally Posted by CliveWild

Hi folks,

I could use your help. I have been made an admin on a much smaller site. I have forum responsibility, particularly to generate some activity. PC forum is amazingly active. What makes you keep coming back and what would make you come in the first place? They might be impossible questions. Your thoughts would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Clive

I came to this forum because I was hoping to get advice from other people about my self harming. There are wonderful and kind people here. The people here are not nasty, Thank goodness . I feel that the forum is an escape from all of the grief I've experienced. I like going on this forum so much.

[OneRiffTooMany]

my therapist suggested a link for a mood tracker, but when i saw the website i was amazed. the mental health system in oz is lowsy.when i was young i lived in a smallish coastal city and they had a group called living skills and there was this house and it was open monday to friday with a roster of activities even a bus to pick you up. it was specificaly run in conjunction with the local psych ward , and yeah valuable service for the comunity and was free of charge. i chose to move to the city in 2000 for work, and i had a couple of good therapists over the ten year period. um but the kind of support i was used to just did not exist, it was hard enough to get appointments for scripts as drs only worked business hours. I never got urgent attention once although i definatley needed it believe me, for the one reason that i wouldnt come to their party and say "oh i want to kill myself" they basically need to hear that line for admission.
anyways pc takes me back to a time when i feel people cared and understood about sufferers of mental illness not just the throw him a few pills next please attitude.

I come here for various reasons, some very personal and selfish. Attempting to slow or stop brain atrophy and the onset of Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia is one reason.

Despite being told I am grandiose, some of my therapists have suggested I may be able to help others by talking about the decisions I made early on that have made change for me so difficult. The clear implication is that the wounds I now feel at times have been self-inflicted. Refusing to change deepened the pit of despair for me. No doubt, those who are better able to adapt to change usually are happier.

One of the decisions was to avoid letting others know who I am. My experience with opening up has played are large role in the shame I feel. I generally do not have a difficult time talking about life experiences. Stating my perception of what happened, however, is not the same as being vulnerable. Being more vulnerable is another reason I come here. I have not made much progress.

Throughout my childhood and perhaps to a lesser extent today, I have rebelled against authority that administers sanctions capriciously. To have been dealt with harshly as a child for stepping over a line I had no reason to know was there brought out the abiding anger that still plagues me.

Am I a healthier person for coming here? Perhaps. Then again, I often am in trouble.

[SophiaG]

I come here because I feel like, the more I come and read about what other people are going through, the more I understand other people and the more likely I am going to be people-smart and be able to help them in a more effective manner.

I come here because people here are kind and not judgemental (which is so so so so so common on other so-called "support" forums).

I come here because it coincides with my studies in school.

I come here because it has a good firm psychological basis behind it that many support forums lack. You'll go in there and they'll have a bunch of people that do not have psychological backgrounds running the show and oftentimes, that can be detrimental. So because DocJohn founded this and psychology is his field, I believe it has made PC a much better place than other support forums online.

I come here because it is not only a forum, it also has chat, articles, blogs, quizzes. It's not limited to just the forum platform, which adds depth to it and because of the articles, more validity. Also the blogs add validity too based on who is writing them and their background/qualifications. The quizzes are based on psychological principals, they havent been thrown together by an amateur.

[PleaseHelp]

I agree with what many have already said. I came because I was completely lost, I stay b/c I've made some great friends and enjoy being here. I sometimes feel that PC has helped me more than any therapist or psychologist ever has. The people here care so much and are willing to help and listen. And I like to do the same when I'm able.

[RunningEagleRuns]

Its cool to talk to people who experience some of the same things you do.