Don't be slighted by the lack of replies to posts. It isn't that people don't read posts, but few reply. I am a big lurker myself. It's a matter of people's limited time and honestly, a lot of us are at a complete loss to offer advice sometimes. I have my own thread that I post to whenever I get the gumption, and I might see a response to my posts once every month or two (usually by the same person). It's just the nature of our situations. They are all consuming.
By all means, use the board to relieve the pressure as much as you can. I hadn't posted in a month or so and I finally did write a big ol' long one the other day and I felt 45% better afterward (and that's significant!). That's what these boards are best for.
If you really want to have an interactive thread, the best thing to do is visit other people's threads and be supportive and once you start to get to know other posters, they will begin to reciprocate. But, this takes a time, and most of us are very short on that. When I first found these boards I poured myself into them, but then I started to burn out a little and backed off and now I use them as needed. There are good people here, but we need to spend most of our thoughts in the non-cyber world.
Whew...this is the longest reply I've written in months...need to sit out and take a break now!
