Posted by Dinah on October 22, 2012, at 16:28:13
> I must admit that I have refrained from posting due to not wanting to receive the sort of response that we are talking about here. It would be too mentally challenging for me to (a) read and (b) respond to such a reply, and I would feel awful for ignoring it outright. And let's be honest, I'd continue to be spammed regardless of what I might say and request.
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> I guess this is more my problem than anyone else's, but depression is exhausting enough as it is, you know? It's noisy enough in my head without having someone adding to it, giving ammunition to unhealthy and unhelpful thoughts. So I don't say anything, and I guess it is a shame because I don't have anyone else to talk to about these things.
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> I guess I should press send now, though I bet I'm going to regret it soon due to the above.I think you ought not let it keep you from reaching out to those who might understand. There is no need to even open posts from someone if you don't wish to, much less respond.
There is a rule at babble that says the thread originator can state up front that certain types of posts would not be helpful, and request that they not be made.
So you can always include in your own thread a notice that you would not find certain statements helpful - statements about psych meds being potentially responsible for deaths or psych meds being potentially responsible for violence against Jews; answers that involve an apocalyptic religious experience; discussions about prohibitions that Dr. Bob may or may not have made about sharing information; requests that something be read or viewed before participants reply - or whatever you really don't wish to read. Those are just examples.
I'm not sure if it could be included in a signature.
Of course, it's all contingent on Babble rules being in place, and since we are virtually unmoderated, it might not be worth the bandwidth it's written on.
poster:Dinah
thread:1029495
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20121018/msgs/1029495.html