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Posted by Partlycloudy on August 29, 2009, at 18:50:28
nm
Posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:32:26
In reply to Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Partlycloudy on August 29, 2009, at 18:50:28
I ask myself the same question.
Posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:33:39
In reply to Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Partlycloudy on August 29, 2009, at 18:50:28
If I said I thought you should go, you could notify the administrators and we could leave together.
Posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:37:19
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:33:39
You know that Cromwell quote that is always used in politics?
>You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!
Most uncivil.
Posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:45:06
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:33:39
What I would like is for everyone to come back.
Nostalgia again.
Posted by Phillipa on August 29, 2009, at 21:11:15
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:45:06
You and me both. Facebook isn't a good place I've found. For a variety of reasons. Lets revolt. Love PJ
Posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 21:25:46
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Sigismund, posted by Phillipa on August 29, 2009, at 21:11:15
I'm glad you came along so I can post again.
(I have this inane desire to chat.)
Did you know this about Oliver Cromwell?
(What is the difference between inane and asinine?)>In 1661, Oliver Cromwell's body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, and was subjected to the ritual of a posthumous execution, as were the remains of John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton. (The body of Cromwell's daughter was allowed to remain buried in the Abbey.) Symbolically, this took place on 30 January; the same date that Charles I had been executed. His body was hanged in chains at Tyburn. Finally, his disinterred body was thrown into a pit, while his severed head was displayed on a pole outside Westminster Hall until 1685. Afterwards the head changed hands several times, including the sale in 1814 to a man named Josiah Henry Wilkinson, before eventually being buried in the grounds of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1960.
Must have been fun to watch.
Posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 1:00:47
In reply to Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Partlycloudy on August 29, 2009, at 18:50:28
All or nothing makes for a tough choice.
R U OK?
Posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 6:23:19
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Partlycloudy, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 1:00:47
I'm OK Phil, but frustrated. I'm feeling an MLK Jr movement coming over me. Non violent but a protest and a monumental stand for me.
I am on the fence because I'm such a coward.
Posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 7:23:10
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:33:39
> If I said I thought you should go, you could notify the administrators and we could leave together.
Let's get a Lemmings movement together...
Posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 7:24:58
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Sigismund on August 29, 2009, at 20:45:06
> What I would like is for everyone to come back.
>
> Nostalgia again.Hmm. Too many injuries and trauma, I think. Not many want to go through any more or risk themselves. That's the position I find myself in. Shell shocked.
Posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 7:37:36
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Phil, posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 6:23:19
pc, No one that fights our illnesses is a coward. Indecisive maybe, coward, no.
peace
Posted by SLS on August 30, 2009, at 7:51:31
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Partlycloudy, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 7:37:36
> No one that fights our illnesses is a coward. Indecisive maybe, coward, no.
Very well put.
> peace
Very well put.
- Scott
Posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 9:16:25
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by SLS on August 30, 2009, at 7:51:31
Thanks Scott.
When I was in the hospital, both times, I didn't feel scared. What I felt was that I was where I should be.
Of course, I wasn't having spinal taps done but I reckon I would have survived that too.
What could they do, kill me? BWAAAHAHAHAHAHA
I'm trying to amuse pc by, as usual, flying off topic. I drive therapists and my pdoc nuts by taking exits everywhere that I should have gone straight.
Posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 14:17:38
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 9:16:25
I appreciate the levity, Phil - your tangents are lovely :-)
I'm having a difficult time weighing the risks and benefits of staying here. My therapist long ago advised me to leave, and I've taken babble breaks. I can't go into her reasons for telling me to go in detail as it would break most of the civility guidelines.
But, for someone who's become as isolated as I have with my MI, babble has become a real social outlet over the years. I have valued friendships I've formed through the boards.
I've also developed some major triggers and traumas, and these definitely hinder my recovery at times. I understand by now that my skin isn't about to become any thicker than it already is.
The good doctor of this site has told me to not read posts written my individuals that upset me. That's not like real life though, is it? I reminds me actually of how I grew up being frightened of dogs. I've never been attacked by a dog. My mother has a terrible fear of dogs (relating to trauma suffered during WWII), and so, growing up, every time we'd come across a dog, any dog, no matter the size or breed, being walked on a street, mum would have me cross the street to avoid the animal. So I grew up with no knowledge of how to properly interact with them, how you ask an owner for permission to pet them, none of that. I thought, for the longest time, that dogs were frightening and dangerous animals - no exceptions.Where am I going here? I think that being told to avoid certain posters does the same thing - sends the wrong message. Do you avoid someone whose posts trigger you, or do you find a way to communicate that is less triggering (like a reasonable and intelligent person might do)? Think of your work situations - ah yes, I remember being able to work - there were people I wouldn't necessarily love to work with. But I didn't have a choice whether or not I would get to work with them - we'd all be thrown together at the same place of work. So you (us, I mean) would civilly find a away to work together.
I'm going in circles at this point. But there is something terribly misguided and instinctively wrong about being told to Not Read certain posts, or boards, even. Maybe it has to do with maturity.
Posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 14:44:58
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Phil, posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 14:17:38
I know Glydin got to the point of no return and left.
I avoid certain posters most of the time but it's impossible sometimes with these really provocative subject lines.I never go to admin because it's innundated with post by a poster that I really don't like, don't trust and his *ss would have been gone years ago if I ran this rodeo.
I go to a forum for a singer I loves to death. Been there about 2 years / 3000 posts.
A couple of 21 year old girls moderate it with a light touch. But as soon as an idiot peeks in, they are banned right now.pc, the trouble here has never been us, just like you said about ignoring posts.
If, it's always the same ones, isn't it, they upset so many of us, why do we have to look the other way?
If Bob would ban the idiots, his site would be double its size because people would know that someone with b#lls was running it.
B#lls like my 21 year old *ss kickers.
peace
Posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 16:00:58
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Partlycloudy, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 14:44:58
((((Phil)))
You the man.
Posted by Fred23 on August 30, 2009, at 16:17:22
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Phil, posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 16:00:58
Where would people go *to*?
Are there any comparable boards out there?
Posted by Partlycloudy on August 30, 2009, at 16:27:45
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Fred23 on August 30, 2009, at 16:17:22
> Where would people go *to*?
>
> Are there any comparable boards out there?So I'm told - but the ones I've tried have been very large (multiple boards) and I liked the intimacy and lack of visual pollution here. I don't think the place is well run, mostly - which is an opinion that others have shared often and over again. I think I would not be going to another destination unless a good one was recommended to me. (Psych Central, for example, is not my cup of tea, though many, many ex-babblers post there.)
PartlyCloudy
Posted by Deneb on August 30, 2009, at 20:25:10
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Partlycloudy, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 14:44:58
Phil, how would you feel if someone called you an idiot?
I know I would feel hurt.
This is a mental health support site and some of us will be more ill and disordered than others. I am just very disordered.
I really try to be good Phil, but it is never enough it seems.
I wish I didn't upset people.
Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on August 30, 2009, at 20:39:27
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Sigismund, posted by Phillipa on August 29, 2009, at 21:11:15
Ahh Facebook...the endless class reunion *everyone* dreads.
Jay :)
Posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 20:42:59
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go? » Phil, posted by Deneb on August 30, 2009, at 20:25:10
I did not mention any names. Besides, I've been called an idiot and a jerk more than I care to recall.
And I think I am quite disordered considering I tried to hang myself 6/9. This board does not always reflect real life
I may get along seemingly easier in social situations but there's a dark well of sh*t I exist in.
I'm sorry if you think everything negative is directed at you.
Posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2009, at 20:46:01
In reply to Re: Facebook... » Phillipa, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on August 30, 2009, at 20:39:27
Yup no classmates family and neighbors changed name so many times no one could find me if they wanted to so in that respect I'm safe. Phew!!!!! Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on August 30, 2009, at 20:47:37
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 20:42:59
Phil I"m an idiot and a Jerk. Been documented my Axis I!!!!! Phillipa
Posted by Deneb on August 30, 2009, at 20:59:40
In reply to Re: Should I stay or should I go?, posted by Phil on August 30, 2009, at 20:42:59
It's OK Phil.
I'm glad you didn't die.
((((Phil))))
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