I was on another chat site for mental health issues, and there were lots of people there who were just there to play games. It was not a safe enviournment at all. But at the time, I didn't know that. Because I was homebound, it was the only means of communicating with the outside world I had at that tme.
It had a room for Dissociative Identity Disorder / Multiple Personality Disorder (DID/MPD) and Abuse a well as other rooms. I used to meet some people in the DID/MPD room to help those who were just diagnosed. When I needed it, I'd go to the abuse room to vent, or "write on the walls" is what I called it. I'd go when no one else was there to just be able to see what I was feeling.
One man there paid attention to everything I talked about, and turned it back on me. He began to say things that triggered me, and I could tell he was doing it on purpose. I put him on block, but it didn't help. He began coming in using other names. Then, he put a trojan horse on my computer, and learned everything about me. He went so far as to open accounts in my name, then say horrible things, where I was blamed. He stole money from my bank account. I had to get the police involved.
Then, he showed up in my town, and last year he even came into my apartment while I was at a doctor's appointment. I had rejected him and his advances, and it made him very angry. He was very vindictive. He even went so far as to try and blow up my apartment during the night. I thank God he was stopped, but now he is out of jail, I believe. I've been getting phone calls where the person breathes heavy, but says nothing. I, of course hang up right away, but it still triggered me, and now I'm working on grounding and getting my sanity back.
Anyway, my point is, you must be careful when on the internet. But I believe, for the most part, this is a safe forum. Those in charge do a good job of helping us stay safe. If you don't feel safe, then I recommend you listen to your feelings and don't say anything that might give anyone a clue as to who you are. Either that, or don't come here.
Safety is key to healing. When you don't feel safe, it is impossible to heal the mind. Now mind you, I am not an attorney, nor am I a mental health professional. I am just a woman with chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from multiple traumas who has a lot of medical issues as well. However, over the past 67 years I have learned a few things that a lot of professionals don't know. When you live, you learn. If you don't' learn, then you don't live.
