Originally Posted by
Supercrew 
I have been coming to this forum for the better part of 300 days, and I feel like I am getting healthier mentally and physically. The healthier I get it seems like I am growing farther away from being able to really empathise with many of the posters in the forum.
I feel like I found my solution, with the help of many people here, and I would like to help others, but I feel like the solution is so simple now for me, that I have a hard time watching repeated failures, and just the dyfunctionality of the way people go about solving their alcohol and non-alcohol related problems.
I feel I need to keep coming back to SR because it keeps me grounded and reminds me of where I was less than a year ago, but is it really healthy to read endless posts about peoples problems day after day? Especially when I feel that although I might have what they need I would probably offend them by offering up my advice.
I am really trying to lead a very sober and optimistic lifestyle, so is it healthy to dive into the heart of dysfunctionality on a daily basis? Also sometimes I feel so adamant in my views that I basically will write a post only to go back and delete it because I don't think many people here really want to hear the truth, and I know it will be taken as negative. I really want to help others, but how do you affect change in others when the reality is many people here I feel are looking for an outlet and not a real solution?
For whatever it's worth, Supercrew, you have, on more than one occasion, posted precisely what I was thinking.
I, too, have wondered whether or not hanging around here too much is a good idea, and sometimes I find myself thinking that I should ask the administrators to ban me permanently. :-)
I do know that I have helped people on here, as some have personally thanked me, and that does provide some justification for coming back.
The repeated failures, as you point out, can be disheartening, but as Otto von Bismarck once wisely said,
"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."
That said, if you need to take a break from SR, or if you feel you would be better served by moving on entirely, by all means do so.