Hi. I came to this forum a little over a year ago and I got a lot of good insight on my hiv scare. I never posted, I was just voyeur. I am back due to a scare that a friend of mine had. I told him about this site and reccomended that he check it out, and I thought I would drop by to see how everyone was. It hasnt changed that much. I hope noone minds if I post a few of my opinions from time to time.
Anyways, the reason for this post is to point out the phenomenon of many of your self-deprecating screen names. They give a lot of insight into why many of you are feeling so bad. From what I have read and what I remember from my visits here in the past, 99.9% of the "symptoms" here are caused by guilt and anxiety. Most of your screen names depict some form of these. If you want a little insight into yourself just look at the name you are choosing. It is possible that the description that you are choosing as a name can completely explain your situation. I am amused when I see screen names describing the person as an "idiot" or stupid in some form giving advice to others. Don't get me wrong, the advice is usually good, but there just seems to be an irony about this situation.