Posted by Dr. Bob on January 30, 2001, at 2:49:11
In reply to Dr. Bob - The posts you were wondering about., posted by shar on January 29, 2001, at 16:59:05
> The words I attributed to Name came from several posts in this thread, beginning with the post that Name titled "The worst of both worlds." (# 279 I believe.)
In fact, all the words seem to be in that one post:
> In an environment where challenges and queries concerning a person's representation of facts are discouraged, there is ample opportunity for a person to find pollyannic sympathy.
Yes, this implies that people receive "pollyannic sympathy" here. But it's just an implication and doesn't seem to me to refer to anyone specific, and it's true that we tend to hear just one side of each story.
> The caveat at the top of the page, that says people in a crisis should get help the old fashioned way, does not address people who have a pathological reason for avoiding old fashioned face-to-face encounters.
Yes, "pathological" has negative connotations, but again it was a general statement, and it's true that people who avoid (for whatever reasons) face-to-face encounters are going to resist getting help the old-fashioned way.
> on at least one occasion, regular posters viciously criticized the friend of a spouse who advised the spouse that his private matters were being discussed here.
I didn't know what incident was being referred to, so this also struck me as vague, but on second thought it does accuse people here of being vicious, so I do think it merits a warning.
Please restrain yourself, "name", or I'll need to block you (again). Thanks,
Bob
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