Cool, you guys are all expressing a lot of the same sentiments I've been having! I try on occassion to visit other forums, but it really is hard on the PMA. I can handle all of the raw feelings that come up when I hear the pain in other people's sitch, those are demons that I am not afraid to wrestle with.
What I do have a hard time with is seeing people feeling so desperate, and wanting answers, wanting someone to tell them how to FIX THE PROBLEM. I wish I could, but I can't!
I have come to the conclusion that the best thing Newcomers can do is to read through all of the posts of those of us who have come out the other side of things. ALL of the posts...especially the old ones where our struggles, mistakes and successes were documented for all to see.
I think that one of the biggest gifts this board has given me is the way we have let others know us in a real inimate way--through our posting. When I first came to Piecing, it was a huge relief to know that the things I was feeling were normal, and that if all of you still had challenges even after reconcilliation, that I could do it too!
