oh this is going to be an interesting thread.
( i just wanted to use a smiley face for the first time)
i use it as a tool to try and sort out how I'm feeling and get advise from people who have an understanding and knowledge of an environment that is completely foreign to me. i also like that i can offer my thoughts about areas that i am comfortable sharing in as i may not have ever been involved in drugs or alcohol problems, i have had to deal with my own demons. so its like a give and take. i have received many bits of advise that has let me get through this issue, and now its time to give back a little.