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Hello Chris; This is disappointing to me as well. As you said about the fighting in Zimbabwe (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas) a philosophical position will accomplish the same thing here. While pondering the reception you might receive from your family, can I remind you to ponder the reception you will give? Isn’t that equally important? Have a safe and successful trip and reunion, on me. No charge. Steve Brungard "Chris Miller" <Chrismi…@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:9qs3ls$asc$1@uranium.btinternet.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, > I joined this group about a month ago and followed things for a while, then > left it for a bit. I come back, and what I took to be a support group has > become a cauldron of aggression. Why is a group for people who have to live > with being traumatized and trying to free themselves from it getting so much > potential trauma from here? Do you think it might defeat the object? > I’m going to Zimbabwe in a week’s time, and I’m terrified, not of the > fighting (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas), but the kind of > reception I’m going to get from family I haven’t seen in 17 years who knew > what happened to me, and now know I’ve got PTSD. > I watch news of all the hijackings, fighting and anthrax, and I’m not > exactly looking forward to the prospect of going into uncharted territory > having just found this out. It doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence to > find the sources of support available are having a private war. > Perspective, please > Chris.
Response:
Shut up you bucket of boiled pig fuck. Steve – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Lawrence Lusk wrote: > Hi Chris, td, > It’s to an extent my fault Chris, I went to a site that I knew was filled > with psychos but still had a few sane people in it. I posted a reply to one > who had been pretty sane when I was last there but it turns out she had gone > over the edge and joined the rest of them. I said something out of anger > then my ISP went down (it was a coincidence that rivals winning the lotto). > Anyway, I don’t get my Usenet server back until 5 days later and I find all > this going on. Just do a block sender to everyone who wasn’t here before the > eleventh. They’ll go away eventually or their ISP’s will cut them off. We’re > still here and functioning. > I know the feeling of not know what response you’re going to get from your > family. Since there is no way to know for sure, think about the good times > you had in the past with them. Then no matter what happens you’ll have those > good memories still fresh in your mind. Oh to live in a sane world again > (was it ever really sane, probably not). Hang in there Chris. > Larry L. > "Chris Miller" <Chrismi…@btopenworld.com> wrote in message > news:9qs3ls$asc$1@uranium.btinternet.com… > > Well, > > I joined this group about a month ago and followed things for a while, > then > > left it for a bit. I come back, and what I took to be a support group has > > become a cauldron of aggression. Why is a group for people who have to > live > > with being traumatized and trying to free themselves from it getting so > much > > potential trauma from here? Do you think it might defeat the object? > > I’m going to Zimbabwe in a week’s time, and I’m terrified, not of the > > fighting (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas), but the kind > of > > reception I’m going to get from family I haven’t seen in 17 years who knew > > what happened to me, and now know I’ve got PTSD. > > I watch news of all the hijackings, fighting and anthrax, and I’m not > > exactly looking forward to the prospect of going into uncharted territory > > having just found this out. It doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence to > > find the sources of support available are having a private war. > > Perspective, please > > Chris.
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Hi Chris, Deep breaths and faith. Wish you well. Shan
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Yep, Shannon speaks for me as well. Please take care. kat "Ahote" <ah…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20011020181619.12939.00000582@mb-mg.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi Chris, > Deep breaths and faith. Wish you well. > Shan
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Thanks both. Wishing you well – though questioning the virtue of saying anything these days… Chris. "Kat" <kathi…@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:tt4nm366508j4d@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Yep, Shannon speaks for me as well. > Please take care. > kat > "Ahote" <ah…@aol.com> wrote in message > news:20011020181619.12939.00000582@mb-mg.aol.com… > > Hi Chris, > > Deep breaths and faith. Wish you well. > > Shan
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Well, I joined this group about a month ago and followed things for a while, then left it for a bit. I come back, and what I took to be a support group has become a cauldron of aggression. Why is a group for people who have to live with being traumatized and trying to free themselves from it getting so much potential trauma from here? Do you think it might defeat the object? I’m going to Zimbabwe in a week’s time, and I’m terrified, not of the fighting (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas), but the kind of reception I’m going to get from family I haven’t seen in 17 years who knew what happened to me, and now know I’ve got PTSD. I watch news of all the hijackings, fighting and anthrax, and I’m not exactly looking forward to the prospect of going into uncharted territory having just found this out. It doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence to find the sources of support available are having a private war. Perspective, please Chris.
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Hey Chris, The regulars are still here, just block out the others and ignore them. We aren’t part of what’s going on, they came in here, we didn’t go to them. We’re still here supporting eachother and you are welcome. tiny dancer "Chris Miller" <Chrismi…@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:9qs3ls$asc$1@uranium.btinternet.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, > I joined this group about a month ago and followed things for a while, then > left it for a bit. I come back, and what I took to be a support group has > become a cauldron of aggression. Why is a group for people who have to live > with being traumatized and trying to free themselves from it getting so much > potential trauma from here? Do you think it might defeat the object? > I’m going to Zimbabwe in a week’s time, and I’m terrified, not of the > fighting (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas), but the kind of > reception I’m going to get from family I haven’t seen in 17 years who knew > what happened to me, and now know I’ve got PTSD. > I watch news of all the hijackings, fighting and anthrax, and I’m not > exactly looking forward to the prospect of going into uncharted territory > having just found this out. It doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence to > find the sources of support available are having a private war. > Perspective, please > Chris.
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Hi Chris! Firstly, I hope that you have a safe trip. > I’m going to Zimbabwe in a week’s time, and I’m terrified, not of the > fighting (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas), but the kind of > reception I’m going to get from family I haven’t seen in 17 years who knew > what happened to me, and now know I’ve got PTSD. > Perspective, please
I presume that you asked for some perspective about what’s happening on this ng. [Anyway, I cannot help much with not seeing family for 17 years; the idea would have been a God-send however :/] Anyway, what is happening IMO is that some individuals got angry at one of our regulars and decided to stalk him back to this ng. We, thus, are in the middle of flame wars …. from all directions. This has happened twice or so in the last 3 years that I can remember. When a flame war erupts, there are two solutions: killfile everyone who doesn’t make any sense to you, or read all the garbage. I’d like to suggest that if you are emotionally less than on an even keel, you just kill file everyone who makes no sense or who is posting to 2 or more newsgroups with one post. Other than that, my only perspective is that flame wars are all pretend … folks sending nasty electronic messages cannot hurt anyone. Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy
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Hi Chris, td, It’s to an extent my fault Chris, I went to a site that I knew was filled with psychos but still had a few sane people in it. I posted a reply to one who had been pretty sane when I was last there but it turns out she had gone over the edge and joined the rest of them. I said something out of anger then my ISP went down (it was a coincidence that rivals winning the lotto). Anyway, I don’t get my Usenet server back until 5 days later and I find all this going on. Just do a block sender to everyone who wasn’t here before the eleventh. They’ll go away eventually or their ISP’s will cut them off. We’re still here and functioning. I know the feeling of not know what response you’re going to get from your family. Since there is no way to know for sure, think about the good times you had in the past with them. Then no matter what happens you’ll have those good memories still fresh in your mind. Oh to live in a sane world again (was it ever really sane, probably not). Hang in there Chris. Larry L. "Chris Miller" <Chrismi…@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:9qs3ls$asc$1@uranium.btinternet.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, > I joined this group about a month ago and followed things for a while, then > left it for a bit. I come back, and what I took to be a support group has > become a cauldron of aggression. Why is a group for people who have to live > with being traumatized and trying to free themselves from it getting so much > potential trauma from here? Do you think it might defeat the object? > I’m going to Zimbabwe in a week’s time, and I’m terrified, not of the > fighting (I’m told it’s sporadic and I’ll be in safe areas), but the kind of > reception I’m going to get from family I haven’t seen in 17 years who knew > what happened to me, and now know I’ve got PTSD. > I watch news of all the hijackings, fighting and anthrax, and I’m not > exactly looking forward to the prospect of going into uncharted territory > having just found this out. It doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence to > find the sources of support available are having a private war. > Perspective, please > Chris.
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