There is a new diagnoses in the DSM whatevery-thingy! It's called P.A.D., or "Posting Anxiety Disorder."
I'm dedicating this thread to all of you out there who would like to be part of our community, or who are a part of our community but are currently having difficulty posting or even having difficulty *not* posting! (N.P.A.D.) I think that honest communication about our feelings tends to make everyone on the board feel a little bit safer and a little bit less alone with their stuff. So I thought it would be nice to have a thread where we can actually post about our difficulties posting!
Do you:
1.Feel guilty posting "too much" about your own stuff?
2. Feel guilty posting too little about your own stuff?
3.Feel guilty posting *anything* about yourself on other people's threads?
4.Feel guilty posting at all, unless you are able to be perfectly compassionate and selfless in every possible way?
5.Worry excessively when posting that you will trigger others?
6. Worry that others will hate you for the way you come across?
7. Worry excessively about hurting other's feelings when you post?
8.Have difficulty pressing "post reply" button?
9. Excessively edit or spend time when not posting worrying about editing or deleting posts?
10. Worry excessively about not having responded to enough posts, or every post, even when you have nothing you are able to offer due to your own triggers/place you are in/issues with the subject matter?
11. Worry about leaving people out?
12. Worry about people feeling rejected if you need to stop posting for awhile or even permanently?
13. Worry that your issues aren't "important" enough and that you are "just being babyish..." by posting about them?
Any other symptoms people can think of...please add them to the list below! There are many, many, symptoms and subtle variations to P.A.D...
If you are experiencing at least 3 of the above symtoms, then it is likely that you are a sufferer of P.A.D.! The cure?
Post, by golly, (or for those with N.P.A.D, don't post unless you want to and feel safe enough to do so) and share all your feelings and worries about your posting in your posts- and then feel the loving compassion and understanding of everyone else on this board!
Love,
BB