Psych Central has changed alot

I remember back in the day (about 2 years ago) when PC was smaller with less members and not as many topics to post on. I remember a lot of those members, some have stayed, many have gone. I remember seeing "30 members online" and thinking "wow, that's the most people on I'd ever seen!"...haha, sure has flourished since then.

I miss those that have left also.

But yes, PC is the best!

I am going to be as truthful as i can,"being a sheep"
I have been here alittle over a year. Because in one day i deleted and came back.
I do not feel as if i can go to chat like I use to , back in those days.Back last year i felt safe there. Now i never know what to expect.
I see alot of ppl here leaving over hurt feelings. That i find very sad. We are a support group. "this is all IMHO" of course.
Its not very offten you here me speak, hard truth.
I have never been so grateful as when i found PC. SAbby and tymber and jinn and Pet ,agony, snow, being the first I met.
I have gotten much support here.
But right now i can feel tension here, like we are all standing on the edge.
In a perfect life I want everyone happy. I know that can not happen.
But right now I do not feel able to put my thoughts out there, when something bad is going on with me.
I do it threw pms.
FOr that I thank the ones who i can tell.
This could just be me.Cause I do not want any more upsets here at PC.
ty for listening, hope it was not to much
muffy

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muffy said:
I do not feel as if i can go to chat like I use to , back in those days.Back last year i felt safe there. Now i never know what to expect. I see alot of ppl here leaving over hurt feelings. That i find very sad.

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I could not agree with you more, muffy. I have been here not quite a year. I joined in March. I truly miss what things were like when I first got here. Chat was comfortable and fun. Now it feels full of tension.

I feel this too, there is always 'drama' in chat. It makes me sad.

Actually, I agree about the chat thing too, because back when I was simply "Desirae" chat was cool. I knew the people making much more comfortable. Now, I don't recognize more then half the people in chat and they obviously don't know me neither.

I miss the folks the most though...I was a wreck when I first came here and they embraced me with open arms...even with all my controversial posts...they tolerated me.

I'm grateful for the cool new people I've met as well...not forgetting to mention that.

Muffy those were the days....I hardly go in chat now....in those days we had fun and felt as though we could post and get support. Now I refrain from even posting much let alone chat.....

I love PC, but I fear it is so big now....but there are still pms......

hugs everyone

Jin xxxxxx

As far as the drama....any time there is a group of people together there will be the instigators and the people that get sucked into it...even unintentionally. Fortunately I have always been one of those folks that never gave two craps about drama and whenever a person offends me, gossips about me...whatever, I've always lettin' go quickly.

Don't let other people have that type of control over your emotions. Don't fear to post, reply, comment because of it neither.

I live in a very very dramatic apartment complex and I am one of the very very few people that are not involved in the drama and bs they do to one another up here. So far (2 years of being here) everybody likes me and I'm cool with all of them. If they attempt to suck me in I say "oh well".

Life is hard enough as it is to care about everybody else's crap too. Amen

Yes you are so right youoweme hugs to you.....unfortunately mud sticks......and people like to rub your face in it.....

I take offence easily because of past abuse, bullying etc.....

I try to let things go, but it's hard when people dont let you forget.....

Love Jinny xxxxxx

I guess I won't never miss, what I never had, LOL

I have not been here long enough to know what you guys are talking about.

I really need to check this chat thing out, I have not once, yet

Actually there has always been some kind of drama in chat, the nature of the beast I supposed. I just think that with the growth of PC, which is a good thing, there are just more people who enjoy that kind of thing to get involved.

I still believe those "drama" people are a very small portion of all the people who enjoy and benifit from chat.

Although I really don't know, I don't usually go to chat ::shrug::, I am just basing my believe on the past postings over the last couple of years.

Gotta say though......This is a great site overall!!! Thanks Doc John!!!!

Take care everyone!

I've never had drama in chat but find that it overwhelms me completely (when it actually works for me) and I can't handle that. So I choose not to go there.

PC has changed so vastly since I initially came here in 2004 (I re-registered in 2006). I am grateful that there are still so many members that I remember from then, even if they may not remember me.

Lol - but talking about change ............ the smileys / emoticons rarely get updated. But then again, with many of us using outside sites for that - I guess there is no need.

I really do feel that this is the most well run and organized forum that I have ever participated in.

Change can be good, we must remember that its not all bad, yes there is bickering and moaning but you get that with any community, I like most of the new people they bring many many good qualities, I too am new and try to help rather than hinder like many many others.

Trish.

Drama not to bad >> unless same peep does it continually >>>

I will agree with sabrina, it is very well run. You can notify a mod at any point and usally get a answer right away
I just miss talking to some ppl in chat. ANd it is different now........or maybe I am different now.........which could be
Anyways I am glad pc is here.......even with problems.....which i guess is part of life

are we not forbidden to post about chat, now ?

have we not been instructed to address this matter by PM ?

I was just saying zorah, alot of ppl i use to talk to in chat no longer go there.....
I really do not go there much any more either
just a personal choice

PC has definitely changed a lot. Just like the world changes, with ebbs and flows and newness and loss...sometimes its sure hard though when we remember the old times.

As far as talking about this in the open I'm not sure how the rest of team feels, but it looks to me like people are discussing their feelings about how PC has changed.....its not a necessarily negative thread. Its when members or admin issues are talked about directly, or controversy ensues, that threads tend to get moved, and we request the matter be taken up in private. It looks to me like everyone is just discussing how the last year and all the growth is affecting them, and thats a good thing to talk about. Replies have been supportive, and everyone is leaning on one another. Isn't that what still makes PC so great?

everyone!

~Rayna

Ya'll think it's changed over the last year or so! I've been here almost FOUR years! Now... THAT is change! Some hasn't been so good but the way PC is run is still the best anywhere on the net. You gotta agree to that!

Sure miss some of the "old folks," though!

(((((Raynaa)))))

we are afraid to discuss the changes

we don't think we have posted anything negative

we want all the best for PC & for all the members.

but, yes, PC has changed a lot.

((((((((( Zorah )))))))))

You're fine. Don't worry.

This place has changed a lot since I joined. Some members have come and gone and new ones have arrived. It's a microcosm of life. People come and go in our 3D lives, too.

I just want to remind everyone that you are more than welcome to create a chat room for yourself. It's an awesome option and one that I've used in the past.

Hugs to all,

Jan

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jinnyann said:
I hardly go in chat now....in those days we had fun and felt as though we could post and get support. Now I refrain from even posting much let alone chat.....

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Going to chat used to be about meeting up with friends, gossing about nothing, supporting one another, and just 'passing the time away'. Now it is scary just looking at who is in chat- if you see 1 person you 'know' you are lucky. As for posting, I never posted much anyway but now it is even less- I could have had at least 2x as many posts but keep deleting them after I've written them.. It's not so much about how big PC is now as it is about not knowing as many ppl- PC grows so quickly now that trying to keep up with who is who is near impossible IMO. (Just look at the member #...e.g. I am member #10***. Someone who is a new member is #42***. What does that say?!)

But it is so nice to meet up with ppl you know when it does happen, to have old friends still around no matter what

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SeptemberMorn said:
Ya'll think it's changed over the last year or so! I've been here almost FOUR years!

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Uh, September, you joined in 2003 and this is 2008? It is time to change your calendar, dear; you can tell people you're only 39 irl but it's a bit harder to lie about your age here. You're positively ancient

Ahhh the memories of days gone by....

But at the same time, today, we are making memories no?

Sometimes change is hard to take this is true. But when all is said and done, our basis here is the same today as it was one, two, three and more years ago...a place to come and find support, knowledge and friendship.

Considering how big PC has grown, we still have a great community with so much love and support here. Every single day I can read a post and see so much support given to our members. It does my heart good to see folks reaching out and receiving and I'm so happy I found this place a couple of years ago. It has definitely made a huge difference in my life, one that I am forever grateful for.

While nothing in life is perfect.....we all still strive to survive and make the best of what we've got. That goes for PC as well as real life.

Everyone here has a piece of my heart.....given willingly and openly. Everyone here fills me with much pride and love....thank you all for being who you are!


sabby