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Posted by janejj on February 6, 2002, at 1:45:39
I wonder if this board has hindered anyone's recovery ?
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 6, 2002, at 2:42:17
In reply to PB hindering recovery ?, posted by janejj on February 6, 2002, at 1:45:39
> I wonder if this board has hindered anyone's recovery ?
Well, there certainly are cons as well as pros. Did you have something particular in mind? Is there something you'd like to suggest if there's a survey?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/tele/20010601/msgs/90.html
Bob
Posted by trouble on February 9, 2002, at 1:24:51
In reply to Re: PB hindering recovery ?, posted by Dr. Bob on February 6, 2002, at 2:42:17
Goodness gracious, and I thought I was trouble. Hindering recovery indeed. I take it you sit around alot, thinking up provocative questions. Interesting pastime.
Ok, I'll fess up: The first couple days that PB came into my life I spent 6-8 hours at a time reading the archives. Then when I'd go out into the world I interacted w/ people as if they were PB members. Totally unbuttoned, talking the talk, if you take my meaning. People reacted w/ unvarnished panic.
So now after spending a lot of time in the community I pointedly remind myself before leaving the house that I need to shift gears, b/c the world is a place of commerce and industry, clock-watching and ordinary reality, and while I'm not overjoyed about that, I don't have to fight it as much either.
Moreover, I don't need to compulsively try to force the world into validating me b/c now I have a place of belonging, so I can be more at ease outside, I don't have something to prove. This has been a major lifelong problem for me, far from being healed, but markedly ameliorated.My own psychologist already sees a + change in me since being on PB, now that I no longer have to run around "casting pearls before swine."
So, in my opinion this site is a Godsend, but I could misuse it too in a self-destructive "us against the world" kind of way. But I think the caliber of struggle,sincerity and well-wishing on the part of the others would keep me from going there. Also Dr. Bob is a formidable father figure.
I've been meaning to share something like this for days, thanks for giving me an opportunity.
Posted by Bekka H. on February 9, 2002, at 12:48:31
In reply to PB hindering recovery ?, posted by janejj on February 6, 2002, at 1:45:39
> I wonder if this board has hindered anyone's recovery ?
*************************************************No, it is not hindering my recovery; however, I think it is possible that some other message boards purportedly devoted to "mental health" might hinder recovery because a lot of nuts spend time on them without the presence of a psychiatrist to manage them. The only problem I anticipate on this board is the amount of time/life spent here, often at the expense of other things that might be just as therapeutic, if not more so.
Posted by IsoM on February 9, 2002, at 13:22:56
In reply to Re: PB hindering recovery ?, posted by Dr. Bob on February 6, 2002, at 2:42:17
> > "...I wonder if this board has hindered anyone's recovery ?"
I highly doubt it. If it has hindered anyone's recovery, almost anything would've done the same thing. More likely that these forums facilitate recovery. If someone comes up with an unbalanced view, there's usually someone to kindly correct them & give them something else to chew on. Plus the information on meds tends to be fairly well-balanced. The more people who have a view on a certain med, the more likely that's the major response in most people, right?
Posted by IsoM on February 9, 2002, at 13:24:45
In reply to Re: PB hindering recovery ?, posted by trouble on February 9, 2002, at 1:24:51
Ah, trouble - you sound like a very interesting person. A little eccentric, yes, but so am I & I think it's a *good* quality. You'd be loads of fun to talk to in person, I bet. Wish I could.
Posted by jane d on February 9, 2002, at 14:08:33
In reply to PB hindering recovery ?, posted by janejj on February 6, 2002, at 1:45:39
> I wonder if this board has hindered anyone's recovery ?
janejj,
I'm sure it has. I don't think that is a reflection on the board. Almost anything that has a powerful effect on people will turn out to be bad for someone. We're all here voluntarily and I believe that we are responsible for judging for ourselves whether the board is helpful or not. I think that it it may have been a mixed bag for me and if I can organize my thoughts on that I'll start something on social.
jane d
Posted by Dinah on March 4, 2002, at 20:31:57
In reply to PB hindering recovery ?, posted by janejj on February 6, 2002, at 1:45:39
This is the end of the thread.
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