Poll What Has Helped You Most By Joining The Ptsd Forum?

[OKRADLAK]

What has helped most by being on this forum?

 

[OKRADLAK]

Oops. That first possibility seems to have gotten all mess up. Hmm. Admins? How can I fix that?

 

[Reclusive]

I voted for pretty much everything. It's a little scary how much I depend on this place and I know that's something I need to work on. But right now you guys are the only ones I can lean on, so there you have it.

 

[OKRADLAK]

I know, Recluse. Me, too. It is like I am an obsessive poster, but really, it is so hard to get through 24 freakin' hours! All I know is it helps to reduce self harm and making things worse. So here I am .

 

[The Albatross]

I voted for all 4. I am making some progress here in areas I was stuck on before.

 

[KP the nut]

All 4. Also the fact I no longer feel isolated as if I am the only one suffering from these symptons, that I am a crazy nut job. Oh, and the friends I've made here and the support and the love and the strength and .......................

 

[Mercy]

None of the choices really were accurate for me. What has helped me the very most has been the supportive feedback and encouragement from those who have posted in response to something I wrote.

This is particularly true of my diary. I was spoon fed hope and courage. I felt and feel like I am seen for the me I am and not as the hurt, smelly, degraded child. People have been so kind and caring. I have gone back a couple of times to reread what I wrote and got the gift of rereading the support I was given. I think I am learning from those comments made as long ago as 2009 to think of myself differently, more as the person the comment makers see. It has been life saving and life altering.

 

[Kintsugi]

I wanted to choose all four but felt like that was cheating.

I chose information on treatment and supporting others, because I think that these have been primary over the others in terms of dramatically noticeable helpfulness. It has all been a gold mine for me. I really love this forum.

 

[Les]

I feel less islolated thanks to the forum...but its not a poll choice :whistling:

 

[freakofnurture]

I ticked the fourth option.

It's mostly the friendly reactions I get to many of my posts; the mere exchange and then the fact that some of them were actually called helpful. It makes me feel useful.

I still freak out before going on the forum, though, when I think that I had an unwarranted bout of confidence again, that caused me to say something superfluous, stupid or offensive, or something that starts a heated discussion or even a fight and calls attention to me.

 

[intothelight]

I voted for no. 4. It is the community here that I derive the most benefit from. It is good to not feel so alone and so out of touch with the world. The sharing and support is the most healing thing I have ever experienced.

 

[Lionheart]

The sharing and support is the most healing thing I have ever experienced.

I have to agree with you intothelight, it is great feeling to take my experience and then to receive/give help to others.