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So, we've had a slew of hateful posts/comments directed towards sufferers of PTSD who aren't combat vets. What I can't figure out is why these posts weren't immediately deleted. We have a rule in the sidebar that states "Cursing is fine, but hostility towards other posters will not be tolerated." If "fuck your shitty traumatic childhood" and being told to Get the Fuck Out isn't hostile, I'm not sure what is.

Could we please institute more formal policies or something from this? The last thing ANY of us need is to come to this thread for support only to be attacked. Now, I understand that most of the recent posts came from a single user who appears to have deleted their account, but the fac

I'm going through a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program right now and loving the results. Has anyone else tried this?

Link to description of MBSR: http://www.mindfullivingprograms.com/whatMBSR.php

TW: Suicide, Giant Spiders

A friend of a friend posted this to facebook today and almost cried when I read it. http://9gag.com/gag/a2NXEze It says that it is a poster that hangs in a therapists office and has saved lives. And while the poster itself is specific to depression and to therapists, I think the sentiment applies to everyone who has made it here as well, whether they are seeing a therapist or not. A therapist might hand out better, larger, more useful sticks. But if you're here, it means you've come looking for a stick. All we can do is hand out the little sticks we've got. You're the one doing the surviving. Congratulations, you're awesome!

The whole text for anyone who doesn't

I'm thinking about taking their digital pattern drafting course but I want to know what to expect before I drop $150 on it. Anyone have any experience with these? It's much more expensive than craftsy.com classes. Are their classes that much better?