Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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I hate secrets which lead to rumors and out and out lies...so I am publically going to post here what I wrote to Doug regarding the last few days worth of activity on this site. I as those who agree to take a stand and write Doug as well. Please note...I have NOT asked for anyone to be banned. I am asking for what I have always been asking for. Take blatenly off topic threads to the appropriate community.
I am sure there will be those who disagree...I don't much care, say what you want. People have accused be of complaining about something I found offensive. I don't recall ever saying I as offended, I merely pointed out what this community is supposed to be for, there are over 500 other communities (surely there is a better place for this crap), whether you agree or not...people can and will be triggered by such topics and this is supposed to be a safe place for bipolars. This is NOT the place to communicate the things that have been communicated the last several days. There is a time and place for everything and this is not the place for this.
To make matters worse...I express MY OPINION...and get bashed. Break out your sarcastic violin here if you want...but I did not deserve that.
The worst part is the number of people with ligitimate bipolar topics last night and today that were all but ignored while people relished in their mania over bashing or sex or whatever.
I hope things get better soon...for ALL involoved...but this HAS to stop and I am sick of the continued inappropriatness.
So...if you are interested to see what I wrote to Doug...it is there for everyone and anyone to view in my journal dated today.
Let the attacks begin
I am sure there will be those who disagree...I don't much care, say what you want. People have accused be of complaining about something I found offensive. I don't recall ever saying I as offended, I merely pointed out what this community is supposed to be for, there are over 500 other communities (surely there is a better place for this crap), whether you agree or not...people can and will be triggered by such topics and this is supposed to be a safe place for bipolars. This is NOT the place to communicate the things that have been communicated the last several days. There is a time and place for everything and this is not the place for this.
To make matters worse...I express MY OPINION...and get bashed. Break out your sarcastic violin here if you want...but I did not deserve that.
The worst part is the number of people with ligitimate bipolar topics last night and today that were all but ignored while people relished in their mania over bashing or sex or whatever.
I hope things get better soon...for ALL involoved...but this HAS to stop and I am sick of the continued inappropriatness.
So...if you are interested to see what I wrote to Doug...it is there for everyone and anyone to view in my journal dated today.
Let the attacks begin
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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!!!
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.
ditto. incredibly well put.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And we wonder why there is a stigma against us...good grief