My late Mom used to always say,"if you don't have something good to say about someone, don't say anything at all."

[Diane12855]

I got on here feeling a little under the weather today, and after reading some posts I am feeling totally depressed. I was sad to see that people I have come to respect on this forum are on opposing sides of a discussion and have gone from just giving their opinion to attacking the people with a different opinion. Opinions are like a*******, everybody has one. We are on here for encouragement and to learn all we can about the experiences of people who have gone down the road we are getting ready to go down. When a person is attacked for their opinion they aren't the only one hurt... everybody who reads that attack is hurt too. Please try to keep in mind that depression is a sx that lots of people on here are dealing with, and negativity doesn't help anybody.

We need wisdom, shared experiences, and POSITIVE INPUT.

That's just my 2 cents worth anyhow.

[merryBe]

we need wisdom and support...well said.

one guys wisdom is another guys folly...also true...

sometimes folks who care disagree, sometimes we forget that the one we are trying to help may have her head spinning Linda Blair style by the time we are thru helping....lol...argh !  ; (

I think one thing helped me Diane and that was knowing how vunerable I was, especially during early treatment phases...very edgey....and I could only take the forum in small doses not because the discussions were rancourous but because they were intense and sometimes information overload...

and when we are riding the roller coaster it can be minute to minute....I was one who needed antidepressants....my doc didn't want to give them until I insisted....the forum warned me most folks would need them...and they were right...but the first 4 months were brutal...

I simpathize with you, but would also say, take regular breaks...get a lot of funny movies, read jokes...watch old movies, read the books you meant to read...etc etc...
because there's more to life than just finding out everything there is to know about this yukky disease.  I found that if I did not spend most of my time focusing on light weight stuff I could get very sad very fast...and I do mean VERY.
keep your chin up....we are all rooting for you!!!!
mb

[Lady Lauri]

Trish, I see nothing above that was dissuading anyone from looking for  alternative methods to help their health, nor warranting your post that myself or anyone was. (in THIS thread) Only to beware of them. When using someones words to post your opinion, it usually warrants a response from that person. We'll agree to disagree and stick with the purpose of Dianes original post. I will agree that no one should tell anyone how to manage their own health, in any area.

Susan, your right, TY. And your post way above, was right also.
Nygirl, your making me dizzy.

Best to all, have a great day

[nygirl7]

Round and round :O :O :O

[Trinity4]

:o)

[susan400]

I thought the whole point of this thread was that Diane was saddened by people attacking one another and the lack of encouragement and wanting some positive input.  However, in my opinion, when certain people get on here and feel the need to lecture about their point of view then, it aggravates people with the opposing point of view.  My opinion, short and to the point, w/o a lecture.  Susan400

[Trish77]

You're being a little defensive.  While I pulled a comment from your post to quote in my own post, it was mostly to help me illustrate my point, not to argue with your point of view.   Yes, yes, yes ... we have to be careful that people are not promoting products as cures here.  We also have to be careful we don't shut down legitimate discussion in our paranoia and narrowmindedness.  There are also legitimate products that could be helpful to one's health when SOC is not an option for whatever reason.  Not everybody is looking for a cure, they're looking to prolong life for all the reasons I keep stating over and over.  Not everybody is able to do SOC and we need to be able to welcome and discuss and support ALL people with HCV, not just those who can do and are doing treatment.  There's a whole number of people who can't.  And frankly, if someone chooses not to do treatment, they should not be browbeaten, insulted or harrassed into it either or told they are a coward for not doing SOC.  How someone manages their HCV is a whole life decision that only that person can make.  What's important is that they have as much information as possible to make that decision and they should be able to ask the kinds of questions that are important to them.  Those that have to manage WITH their HCV should be able to share strategies openly without harrassment.  

As for you suggesting that alternative health options get discussed here, oh...they get discussed here  and they have been among the most contentious discussions we've had here of late because of those little boxes you don't see but I see plenty of.  Try reading back on some threads ... the ones that didn't get pulled.