[SleepsWithButterFlies]

I do not read nor post much in Relationships, ADD , Bi Polar and Grief and loss.....the last one is a huge trigger for me and the rest I seldom know much about and don;t wanna mess anyone up worse....the trigger one..well that is I just never to rarely even read it..sorry

[LMo]

Just so that you haven't killed your own thread (lol), I thought I'd reply!

I don't post or read in Creative Corner or Kudos. They are both too touchy-feely for me and make me a little uncomfortable. I read almost everything else, although the ones I pay the most attention to are General, Relationships, Caregivers, Psychotherapy, and Depression. Those are the forums I'm the most interested in learning from others about and the forums that I can best provide support (sorta like a bra, huh Shirley?) based on my experience.

[Greenleaves]

I don't post or read in Creative Corner either. I just don't "get" poetry.

I have to try to avoid the Self Injury Room sometimes, because it is too graphic for me.

[hereiam]

I don't post in mostly the things that have nothing to with me. I come here for support, and to give support to others for things that I've dealt with before. I don't want to tell someone in the bipolar section that I know what they are going through when, not being bipolar, I clearly don't.

And lately I've also been avoiding the SI section. Considering I'm almost 5 months without it, it can get pretty triggering. But sometimes I'll step in there and show some love to the fellow strugglers.

[dexter]

I limit to just a few sections, keep my prefs only to show those few...

Mostly my OCD makes me need to read ALL of the messages marked "new" everytime I go in, and just takes up too much of my time. That's one of the reasons I couldn't be around much when I was working... coming home from work I couldn't limit myself to just a short amount of time here and it was draining me.

I dont normally post in creative corner either mainly because I will be publishing my poems (if I ever get the book proposal done). The rest depends on how much time I have going in order pretty much on what I am feeling that day but Dissociative forum is always first followed by the therapy and survivors of sex abuse and PTSD then I just pick and choose until I have to leave for appointments and so on. Though I do try to post at least once in each forum at some point.

[jmo531]

There are several area's that I will not post in because it is very triggering. Sometimes, when I feel strong, I will post in certain forums and then later I cant go back in there.

[SleepsWithButterFlies]

LMO you kill me....lol thanks for not letting me be a thread killer here too hahahaha
I go to some areas to read so I know people better and what they are dealing with but dont post..I NEVER to soooo rarely go to Caregivers and Grief way to close to home for me...and I forgot I dont really go to personality place cause I do not have any PD and would feel like a dumb clown in there....I mostly do GENREAL, Psychotherapy and just started Depression not long ago..I have to get back to PTSD and should do anxiety but so little time //Creative I have been too and wish I could do more..so much talent

[SleepsWithButterFlies]

Greenleaves me I dont go there a lot but have done it so now and then I go to offer support..I dont get triggered too easy

[SleepsWithButterFlies]

Hereiam..me too I do not have BP disorder and dont wanna mess someone up..BUT..I find it odd MOST OF my online buds do...youd think maybe I should go

Congrats on the time away from SI

[SleepsWithButterFlies]

Dexter I had to kinda smile at your post cause I too have OCD ...they say TENDENCIES so that may be why I am a thread killer cause I always feel like if someone posts to me I am rude not to post back..ditto if I made a thread..I lost my SLIM JIM thread..I try not to start too many threads because of this..I lose my place way too much

[SleepsWithButterFlies]

Myself I have to get back to PTSD AND also survivors of SA..though sometimes I just wanna clown around..DID I have dissociated my T has seen it but not in major way..I like the folks in there a lot
Conrgrats on the poems I am jealous but happy for you

[SleepsWithButterFlies]

JMO me too..I just cannot do some areas...and other times I can

One of the reasons I did this thread was to let folks know why I am often dumb on their lives so they dont think I am insensitive ...sometimes I have no clue because I have to avoid that area

[allthegirls6]

Well, i dont post in BP cos I don know enough and I would hate to cause a problem for someone. Ive only recently started in General and social. I always read the survivors of abuse, but havent really worked up the guts to post. I read depression and psychotherapy. My favourite forum is DID cos thats where i really belong. The people are very good there but thats probably only becasue I know them better.

ATG

[allthegirls6]

Oh i meant to say that i always try to read grief and loss but it makes me so sad and I get upset and I stop reading again.

ATG

[Kismet]

I tend to focus on general, psychotherapy, medications, depression and substance abuse. Those are the areas that I have experience in. I also do not read the creative folder for the EXACT reason that someone else mentioned----it is too touchy-feely.

[dexter]

For some reason I feel very comfortable in BP even though I only suffer Depression.

I think because I have some close BP friends so I know their experience, and from spending so much time in therapy with other BP people I recognize the similarities and the differences. There is a friend I made in group a long time ago, who is BP, but her depressive episodes are described identically to mine and we help each other out with that a lot.

Also in general I feel confident about my advise because I try never to tell people what to do but rather share my thoughts and feelings on the subject. My thought is that even someone suffering the same illness as me won't necessarily respond to the same treatment or advice. But hearing my viewpoint can give them something to think about and decide if it is something that applies to them or not. I try to never make my advice sound "preachy" or "know-it-all" and I hope I succeed at that.

I know that is a touchy subject here as all of us can be very sensitive to posting and being afraid of posting something "wrong". I think it is very good that people can feel safe to post here at their own level of comfort, and I think it is good that we have so many members at all comfort levels... it helps ensure (even if it is not perfect) that everyone gets some level of support, from those comfortable sharing their ideas, from those comfortable sharing hugs, from those comfortable sharing friendship, for those who don't like to post but feel comfortable with PM's, for those only comfortable in chat...

Of course then the reverse can become true... if the only people who happen to be "touched" by a thread are those that only feel comfortable in a PM, then the poster may feel bad that they didn't get many replies. It is important to remember that there are many reasons for different types of replies, but our depression makes us think there is only one reason... and the most unlikely one at that... that we have somehow posted "wrong" or that no one cares about us.

Such is the nature of the beast but together we can help overcome that as much as possible.

[Perzephone]

Like most, I stick to what I know - Depression, Social/General, Relationships, Health Support... If I ever get back into therapy, I'll probably go back into Psychotherapy...

I avoid the Grief & Loss space because, well, a) I'm kind of morbid and b) I have a different view of death & the afterlife, and I know that if I tried offering my own version of comfort to someone in need, it would only hurt, confuse or anger them - or possibly do all three. I also avoid the 'rooms' for the various types of disorders that I don't have, and I avoid the Substance Abuse thread because I took my 12 steps right back into the liquor store... I'm a functioning part-time drunk