Last night, when I read that a certain post was going to be reported as offensive, I too wrote Doug and expressed my opinion that even though the post was indeed a bit racier than one generally finds here, that I hoped that no disciplinary action would be taken. (So, I guess we canceled each other out!!! LOL!!!)
I understand that the topic could be a trigger for some, but so can a lot of other things that get posted, that aren't of a sexual nature!!!! For some people, a trigger is sometimes a seemingly innocuous subject, one which nobody else would be the least bit bothered by.
BP affects our sexuality, as do many of the prescribed meds. I think it's a valid topic.
Now, HOW it's expressed might be another matter entirely, but even there one must take into consideration that the poster might be in a certain frame of mind when posting.
This is a site of BPers and there are bound to be upsets such as that which occurred last night.
It would be lovely if we could all play nice and never offend each other or get upset with others.
But it just ain't gonna happen!!!
Perhaps Doug will curtail it, given the sudden and recent rise in the rate of occurrence, or perhaps not.
Either way, though, the one thing that all of us have within our power is to skip the posts that we don't like and just focus on the ones we do!!
I hope you don't see this as an attack, ThomasB!!! I truly do not mean it as such!!! I thoroughly support your right to take the measures you have!!! And I do feel bad that the recent posts that you mention have triggered you into feeling crappy!!!
I always like to see you -- and everyone else! -- happy!!!!
Take care!!!

Let it go thomas.
We are all hear in this great big world together.
Some posts I dont agree with.
But I dont go to doug when I dont like whats going on here. Why would you try and regulate the toughts of beepers to fit your wants?
And for goodness sake dont complain about something and say I have the last word and thats that.
I am going to write to doug and exprees to him that the openness and ability to post topics of our chooseing helps me recover from bp.
I dont want anybody telling anybody else what to post here. that would diminish the usefullness of this place to those it may help. Even iif it includes sex. beepers tend to overdue everything. And being able to post whats on my mind even if I am manic might mean the difference between staying sane or ending up in the hospital.
In ending
I am sure that if you wanted a safe place to go on the internet you could find one of the many christion sites that regulate all the topics
This was by no means a attack on you Thomas. This is advice to you. I dont read stuff that triggers me. after you have been here a while you will learn that.
Peace out.

matt784,
ditto. incredibly well put.

That would be great Matt if I was the only one...if you are manic and need to express yourself to remain sane then you should do it in the approrita place.

If you are going for a walk and need to take a piss do you whip it out in front of a grade school and pee in front of kids on the playground? No...of course not...you hold it and take yourself to the appropriate place to relieve yourself.

I am asking for nothing more.

I'm not sure what you mean by all that, and this is the depression community...and we are all free to discuss whatever we want.
There are no rules as to what we can or cannot talk about and it is up to Doug to decide what is appropriate and what is not.
Nobody ever said anyone has to stick to the topic of a particular community.

If you want to do that, simply read only the topics that stick to that subject.

Nobody is forcing you to read the others.

the thing is, did people get so upset about all the tits and wank posts in the past??I don't remember that, they just died down...I can't help wondering if people are extra-offended because of gay slant or something?....think the XXX system will work fine, ppl can choose when to not read posts.

Thomas you dont get it.
This is the place for that type of discusion.
Some people here dont have the ability to get lotts of therapy . To some this is there only place. And we accept all the concerns and worrys. All of them.

nope...didn't even know he was gay.

As Carla herself said bibensons post could have been written a little more politically correct maybe a little less explicit. Like do your meds lower your sex drive not about jacking off and fingering yourself.

uh-huh.

Sorry, I was in the wrong community...I've been in the depression community this evening, and apparently clicked on the wrong one to go back to it....but the rest of what I said still applies....

And besides, if you notice, it is the BP community where the raciness happens the most, and there is a BP reason for that...this IS the appropiate place to take a whiz...it is not a children's community.

oh please...reread the threds I have talked about are not something I would classify as a worry nor a concern.

They are something entirely different.

Hey, don't worry about it...if you are all right, Doug will certainly agree with you, I will close my account as this will as such become a waste of time and you will not have to worry about my concerns.

Concerns which apparently I am not entitled to.

yep...thats right starfish, hide behind bipolar to be inappropriate and vulgar.

And we wonder why there is a stigma against us...good grief

thomas, I think it'll die down again..

I do worry about you.