Posted by muffled on October 31, 2009, at 12:00:32
In reply to Re: it shouldn't feel that different, but it does, posted by Dr. Bob on October 30, 2009, at 0:07:16
> > > Maybe there are people on Facebook and Twitter who would also benefit in some way if they stumbled onto this site?
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> > Good lord! Give it a rest! This is WHY SHE IS LEAVING.
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> She's leaving because others might benefit from this site?*"Others" might in fact beneifit from this site....(if it felt safe....)
But what about the people ALREADY here??? Have you considered THEM?????? At all???
You keep talking about others benefitting from babblers knowlege etc, but this is BABBLERS knowledge(not yours). You thow it out there willy nilly w/o regard to babblers sense of safety and privacy. Like you own us. You own our words, our feelings that we trustingly put down. You don't ask, you TAKE, in the name of helping others, but not helping US at all.
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> > And they won't be stumbling, since you are sending them the posts....even the suicidal ones.
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> OK, it might not exactly be stumbling if I send it to them. But they still might benefit.*AGAIN, this may benefit "others", but what of the poster?? What about THEM???
> Is this:
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> > > I'm still alive. knowing you beautiful people give a sh*t and understand makes me feel warm inside
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> what you're referring to as suicidal? Do you think I shouldn't have sent that? I thought it was a nice example of how people do benefit from this site.
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> Bob*Yes, that example, at this point, seems to have worked out.
But it was private, intimate, personal....on both sides. The posters trying to help, and the suicidal person.
I don't think stuff like that should be thrown all over. Its PERSONAL.
Ugh, you don't get it do you?
I just gotta break free :(
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