Thanks for the moderation Tony...I'd heard that you moderate anyone who disagrees with you. Coming from you, I consider it a compliment.

It seems that your original intentions are good, but maybe members would benefit if you relax a little and let things happen. But, as you say, "keeping control of things" is a part of ptsd. Glad you're over all of the effects of this problem.

Keep up the good work.
T.

Hi Trent,

You weren't moderated because I disagreed with you... you were moderated because the moment you where taken out of moderation you began to just cause conflict... be disruptive and argue against any topic that offended / upset you. You stopped commenting on anything good, anything positive, instead just focused on the negative and disrupted the community.

Again, please stop trying to shift your acts upon me or another. It is not my fault you come here and decided to not participate in any other thread apart from those you could argue / disrupt / vent your anger upon. Military forums are full of that attitude, I have read within them. A bunch of negative attitudes all agreeing with one another. This forum is about opinions, is about getting through PTSD, not about arguing the entire time.

Your mood has been up and down since coming out of moderation. Leaving, back again, leaving, back again, angry, sad.... PTSD! Problem is.... this is not your home, this is a global community in which you must consider not only yourself, but how your attitude will and does affect all others. Yes, us males tend to be more head strong... I would gladly argue with you face to face til the cows come home.... but not here, not on the forum, not where it affects others.

Again Trent, please stop trying to shift your issues and fault upon me or another. No doubt you do this to justify your own actions to yourself often. I know... I used to also do it quite a lot. Never my fault I upset others.... it was all their fault. Not here please.

I for one am glad of the moderation rule. I really felt that you were here to cause a stir and I almost PM'ed Anthony to ask that he consider moderating you as I was getting upset with your rambling also.


I'm sorry Trent that you just don't understand what this site offers, and you feel that you need to attack.

Anthony and Trent, thank you. I must admit that I have read the threads from Trent and at various times I found that I agreed with Anthony, a few instances with Trent and at times I wanted to say "give it a rest and move on guy".

Reading your comments here now Anthony, " Never my fault I upset others.... it was all their fault." I realize that I actually learned something from this thread. I thought about some of my behaviour in the past and I guess I identified some of what I have done, (maybe continue to do) with Trent's actions.

In fairness, I must thank Trent, as Anthony wouldn't have made these statements if it weren't for Trent's posts.

So thank you both. Thank you Anthony for your wisdom and steady hand. Thank you Trent, for if you hadn't made your posts I probably wouldn't have realized an issue about myself that I needed to change, for me to continue healing.

Neat thing about sites like this, they're private. Public display, but you register to be able to post. Thus have to have membership to post.

So if you have membership at the local athletic club, you can squat and pop out a monster loaf in the jacuzi and not get kick out? No. Just like here. Even as a member you are a guest. If Anthony wants to moderate you because you have purple eyelashes, guess what? He can. Don't like it, don't stay. Simple.

Hi Trent,

I was just wondering...why the irony? If you were to give this place a chance, it could actually help. Now, as a person with some education, I assume you read the policy before joining the forum...but, perhaps I assume too much. If that be the case...mea culpa.

Good on you Riggs for taking someone else's issue and turning it into something positive for yourself. That's the good stuff that leads to healing!

What Nicolette said. Excellent work, Riggs!

Riggs... congratulations mate and damn well done. It was a massive bite in my arse and my pride, male ego included, to admit that I was at fault for all these very things. When I looked at it... whilst it was a fault, it was one I made a decision that I didn't like about myself. Option.... change or not. I decided to change... as my own attitude whilst acceptable within the military environment, was hurting more outside that environment. I didn't want to be that person basically... the one PTSD had certainly helped me become. So much anger, so much pain.... all at the core of this issue stroking my pride.

My pride is now in check. Again mate, well done and really glad a point really helped you.

Congrats to all have made the connection, it is a definite piece of self growth and building my self esteem/image, and though it may be part of the PTSD it might not either.

There are a lot of people out there that can't accept responsibility for their actions that don't have PTSD.

Good on ya, for making those links!