[pegasus]

You know, we are all here at PC to help each other and I try to do my bit.

I feel very panicky if I find a post that seems to say something a long the lines of, 'well, thanks for nothing!' or ' I'm going to kill myself' or 'Nobody cares here.'

Do you know what I mean? We all are fighting our own battle. We try to support and help and then you get a comment like, 'well, thanks for abandoning me!'

I feel your pain but please don't take it out on other members here.

[gayleggg]

I know it does hurt us who do what we can while fighting our own battles and ghosts. Sometimes when I'm depressed it takes all I have to post but try to for those in pain. I regret I can't catch everyone who needs help, but I do what i can.

[SeekerOfLife]

I agree with what you said Gayle. Myself.....I have had some really horrible times in my life. I did not know how to be delicate with my words. Sometimes the emotional pain is more than a person can bear. I am not excusing someones triggering words. Just saying I know that sometimes the hurt is so bad, that it just spews out.

It's important not to personalize others' issues. You can be supportive without taking their posts as a personal assault.

[Canyon]

Pegasus, I'm sorry that you got triggered. I think what you guys do is a thankless job. I appreciate what you do though. I have done message board moderating before and know that it can be really stressful when dealing with people when they are feeling their worst and you are not at your best either.

I think people forget that you guys are volunteers who are dealing with your own stuff as well.

I just try to remember when people get frustrated and say such things it is generally not directed at anyone in particular. I think people often times are just posting their perceptions of their life (ie: no one cares) and translating it to this forum. It can be hard when a person is hurting and they see some threads get almost instant responses and some threads get so many... and then theirs don't. That is not a reflection on anyone here (not staff either), just a reflection of the world in many ways.

Well...this is a forum for those with mental illnesses, so I would expect anything.

[emeraldstars]

I try and help the best of my ability but know that at the end of the day there is only so much we can do. For ourselves and others who suffer as well. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. In mental health issues you tell things as you see them or to offer comfort letting others know they aren't alone. You can't make them accept or not lash out at the world when they feel so much emotional pain. Eme