Hey Evergreen,
No, no animosity or such, just direct to the point as I am.
Ok, you don't see how having such a diary section would isolate people. So... would you agree that you are categorising individuals off this forum into a small and select group by having a section specifically to cater them and them only?
Can you tell me where this occurs anywhere in this forum already? Because there is nothing that I can see. There is a clear difference between a sufferer and carer. Again, do the diaries currently individualise or group people? No. The only difference between them is the level of access to who can post upon them, or privacy control. None are grouped for PTSD, CPTSD, Combat PTSD, etc. Again, where does it end the moment you start it?
Creating an information forum for CPTSD is far different than beginning chit chat areas for it. CPTSD has been given its own "information" forum because it is not a symptom of PTSD, but is slightly unique to PTSD. It doesn't require special attention to the point where the forum should be split, grouped and categorised. Last time I looked, the symptoms are near identical, and those that are slightly different already fit the main information sections already present.
It was like when I created the Carer information forum. It was agreed to do so because there is specific information for carers that has nothing to do with PTSD, thus an area where no chit chat occurs, just topical information to help those within that area.
If you want to create a topic about CPTSD, then it falls under PTSD. If you want to discuss CPTSD in your diary, then any person is free to do so. The only difference is whether you do so publicly or not.
I'm sorry, but there is no animosity towards this topic or any other such topic that has been raised before... the simple answer is that I am not going to categorise people into groups within this forum beyond the major one's, being carer, sufferer or mental health professional. Nicolette asked me a question the other day, about adding more choices to the PTSD / Carer status, ie. to suit someone like bec, who is a sufferer, carer and mental health professional. Where does the line get drawn basically? To me, you are here primarily as one or the other, not both, not all three... primary purpose is all that matters. There is no need to categorise beyond main groups.
When you begin doing so... that is when issues begin. People begin thinking they are worse off than another, or worse, someone else already is instantly made to feel worse because they feel their trauma is of lesser importance to others here, thus they simply choose to not seek support for themselves. The repercussions of such a thing are far more reaching than I believe you are thinking off. You are only thinking about your own circumstances and how it affects you, not how it would affect others. I must think about the entire community, hence why I will not categorise the forum to specific types of PTSD or trauma types.
Maybe you think this is personal... but that is exactly what I am avoiding... by not making things personal here. When you group people, you make things more personal. The further you go, the more personal it gets. Go down that road... you open a whole new set of problems.
If users want to have their own little groups, then the ability is already available to them via creating their own social group which they can do as they desire, but as the forum owner... big no no on my behalf.
