Tara,
I personally feel the first few times one writes and tells their story they do want sympathy because nobody ever gave it to them for what they endured in the past. Maybe, this is a first time of even exposing ones past in this forum. After that then one can get built up and encouraged by what they write back to you and be supportive in your thoughts or ideas. I did not read your origional thread as Anthony reviewed and edited it but this going on and on with everyone has to stop. it is starting to bother me. So you wrote something unappropriate the group should let it go enough is enough already.

We are like children inside wanting someone to say "how terrible what we endured but things will get better. We feel your pain." Than get onto the healing process. I am starting to get depressed from this forum. I understand rules need to be set but alittle compassion at the beginning of signing up there is nothing wrong with it. We need to take baby steps so we can understand each move forward that we make. Many times when someone leaps into changes to fast they fall backwards due to lack of understanding.

Stay with the forum things should get better.
sunnydaze