11-03-13, 02:31 PM | |
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Well, I would hate to discourage people who are struggling with non-health related issues from posting about it. This may be the only message board/online community for some of us. It's hard to tells someone to just go elsewhere to post when something happens they need support or opinions for. For instance, my dog has cancer (which I posted about in an OT thread), where else am I going to post when she dies? This is the only forum I'm a member of.
It's OK to post about the death of a fitness instructor here, but if one of our members has a parent struggling with Alzheimer's, is dealing with anxiety, or has a child with ADHD, I don't think that should be something they feel like they can't get support for here. I understand there are some things like other hobbies that wouldn't be appropriate to post about here - like look at this sweater I knitted or hey, I'm going to see (insert name of band). Maybe to keep down the number of threads we can have an open thread for emotional support/advice instead? I don't like the idea of us not responding to an OT thread on principle. |
11-03-13, 02:33 PM | |
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Location: Maryland
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It's one thing if someone's asking "what workouts/exercises did you find helpful when recovering from x" but I think it's disturbing when people want VFers to diagnose their medical conditions.
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11-03-13, 02:39 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland
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One thing you can do is join a check-in, or start one. That's like having a small group of friends with whom you can discuss general, life issues.
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11-03-13, 02:42 PM | ||
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I certainly don't mean to sound insensitive, but I really think support for the super hard stuff in life is best found with people you actually know face-to-face in life. Not that an internet forum isn't a place where support can be found, but one of the concerns I have with our internet-saturated society is that I do fear it diverts us from investing in our relationships in the communities in which we live. |
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11-03-13, 02:48 PM | |||
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11-03-13, 02:48 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kansas City
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Somehow I missed Wendy's notice, but I had been thinking that we are kind of overdue for one. . . more than once recently I have had 4 OT threads on my first page of new posts alone (I have my preferences set for 20 posts per page.)
I've been thinking "won't be long till Wendy has to remind us about OT!" lol. Guess I was right. |
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