This is Newcomers Forum
It's meant to be a welcome, safe, nurturing place.
I'm aghast and dismayed by the way some of us are speaking to others lately.
I'm also not happy I have to recycle this message again.
I remember what it was like for me when I first came here - I was scared, I was skittish, and I was downplaying my problems like mad and acting ultra-cool.
I was terrified and I would have taken any chance to say screw SR and screw recovery.
I'm really glad the people who responded to me realised all that and didn't smack me into next week.
Straight talking is great but you can get some empathy and compassion in there too.
We are meant to be on the same team.
if we drive people away, are we really helping?
Dee
Moderator
SR