Author: finallyachance
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:20 pm
Breezyann, I guess moderator after your name puts you in a position to protect the new and vulnerable posters. I personally want to thank you as I am the dramatic one and yes; it almost made me not return to this site. Had you not posted your short, brief to the point opinion in a ways of "getting my back" I would have left this forum not to return. I know with a couple of years of MMT, I personally should be a little tougher skinned than I am, but posting my feelings and even more so my muck ups in a way bears my soul to help me and any other recovering addict that might can relate etc…So when I am met with opposition, sarcasm, personal attacks and/or judgments, I feel somewhat violated sort of like being naked in front of people and feeling fat and ugly all of a sudden to being told the I am fat and ugly. Just a comparison so as to best show how deep it can cut and then you add to some of the new people the very fact they are in withdrawals or taking the leap of faith it and afraid, it can be dangerous for someone new in recovery. I would think all who a part of this forum and all that have reaped the rewards (received support and information) of being a part of this forum might take a great interest in the new person and make them feel welcome and get acclimated before they confront and/or oppose them. Life on life’s terms is hard enough out here when we turn to other addicts in any forum etc… We should not have to worry about being judged or met with harsh words. Unless someone new is hitting the floor of this forum with rudeness and opposition themselves. I have backtracked and read alot of the old to newer post on this site and I find the same ones to be the offenders. In the same breathe though and in all fairness I have read some wonderful and supportive post by these offenders too so I feel everyone on this site to be a benefit. Some people have flight and some people have fight in the beginning of their recovery and anyone new in recovery and even just new to this forum should be handled carefully at first I feel.
Ashbaby55 I am so glad you have come aboard and I see you have the fight mode in you so I will not worry so much that you won’t return to this site I am saying a special prayer for you to get through the induction phase and just think You don’t have to live chasing that dragon anymore if you want recovery. I am real interested in how things are moving along for you so keep posting and letting us know and ask all the questions you want or can cause someone will have the answer you need and you might have helped someone else that didn’t ask or know.
