Re: garding the SEVERE PCOS posts
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:56:39 -0500 (CDT)
*blush*
okay Judy, your post is full of wisdom. I apologise for speaking in
frustration in my last post. Judy is quite right about the whole thing
and having read this I am embarrassed that I was angry... thankyou for
de-fusing me. I am sorry.
--
Sonnet
At Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Judy wrote:
>
>Hi ladies-
>I've only gotten to read a few of the posts, but it seems to me that
>anonymous really didn't intend to be insensitive about others'
>symptoms--she was simply feeling what I suspect many of us have felt at
>one time or another--alone and frustrated by the whole situation--and
>needed to vent. (Anonymous, I hope you'll forgive me if I'm being
>presumptuous about your feelings. I just really felt for you.)
>
>I feel so bad that the person who responded said some angry things. I
>don't know about others out there, but I know that being able to come
>here and vent sometimes--and know that I'll receive some support and
>love in return--has been a saving grace for me.
>
>The frustrations of getting sick affect all of us in really different
>ways. (For me, I've been really surprised (and disappointed in myself,
>too) to find that I get angry sometimes. I've never been an angry
>person. When I got out of that doctor's appointment--the one I'd waited
>for several months for, where he treated me like a Nothing with a
>capital "N"--I felt so frustrated, disappointed and helpless that all of
>it combined made me feel really *angry*. And of course, even more
>frustratignly, there was no place to *vent* it! At my husband, who's
>been fantastic? At my family or friends? No way. I came here and vented
>-- and you ladies completely turned me around with a few kind words and
>much-needed validation. I can't tell you how much it helped.
>
>We all agree that none of us wants the board to deteriorate into a
>negative place where nothing constructive is discussed. (It would be
>ideal if it was only filled great information and happy posts, right??
>LOL )
>That said, try to keep in mind that when you see a post that for
>whatever reason grates on you, try to keep in mind that what someone may
>be doing is coming to a "safe" place to vent that frustration. With
>people who understand not only the physical symptoms but the emotional
>toll as well. People who understand that you've been putting on your
>best brave face for family, friends, kids, and bosses 24/7, and that if
>you "whine" or "vent" a little here it's so that you have the strength
>to continue to do that. You ladies kind of gave me a pat on the back, a
>drink of water and (ding ding) I was back in the ring!!! LOL Keep that
>up and do it for everyone, OK?
>
>--
>Judy
>
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