I definitely plan on sticking around!!!! You got a friend in me....hehe, I love that song.

I'm stuck, for now.

I'm here for the long haul, if you need someone

Well thank heavens there ARE people who will be here!

I've been a member since November 9th and love the community even with the flaws it has been a lifesaver for me and I'm not going anywhere.

As this disorder can be quite hellish, not to mention unpredictable (to say the least), it could be that your "friends" are not disappearing, but are dealing with issues in RL and are not in a place (emotionally or otherwise) that permits them to be here.

There have been times, very recently in fact, when I have experienced lows and haven't signed on or posted much. Some of MY friends sent me PM's to ask if everything was okay- might be worth a shot before writing yours off as "disappearing acts". Hugs~

Well I must say, our illness' probably have alot to do with that. Sometimes, I just can't open up and talk and need to be alone. Maybe your friends are having that problem, maybe their computer has broke down, maybe they have circumstances in their lives that are taking them away from this support network. It's probably not you. I believe people are put here to help one another, and I don't think one person can give you everything you need. I'd say you should not to take any of this personally, maybe they just feel talked out right now and need to get away for awhile. Who knows? In any case, there are lots of people here on this forum for you to meet. Remember to quote Erma Bombeck " life is a bowl of cherries", its the pits that cause the problems.

Alicia,
I'll never write them off...just sad I'm not hearing from them. I did write and ask how they were...several times and got no response. They weren't posting anywhere, either. That concerns me because I know how we hit the dumps and sometimes have trouble getting out. One of them was suicidal at times so she really worried me.

anna, I understand your concern, and by no means did my reply have malicious implication. This forum is great in that it allows us to develop friendships with people all over the world, but a true pitfall is that we typically have no other source of contact with each other. Tends to wreak havoc on the emotion, especially when WE are low, and need that "ear", or when we know someone else is/was low and we want to BE that "ear".

If you have messaged those you are concerned about and have gotten no reply, all that's left is to hope that "life" has gotten in their way, and pray that it's a positive interruption. Hugs~

I like the way you put that...mjakes a lot of sense.

I'm here now. I was gone for a week to my daughter's for the holiday. Did maybe your friends do the same and maybe check in later?? Anyway, I'm here.

I'm never here...always busy...addicted ? ....NO...not me....etc ...etc..

Don't get too close to that sun, Iccarus.

The disappearing acts usually reappear under different names.