yeah, i guess ive had some similar experiences...
on one hand theres so many people here that absolutely have felt the way you do
a lot of people that even share similar experiences
the sense of community is strong and even when people dont understand, a lot will try their best to support you in it anyway
thats valuable, it is
but ive also been given some really terrible advice by people here when it comes to my mental health lmao, especially lately
extremely unhealthy suggestions
even a few suggesting that something i absolutely know is a problem in my life, isnt actually that bad for me after all
and... its been very common for someone to push their views on mental health onto me, maybe even subconsciously
at least thats been my experience
i guess its important to remember that a large majority of the people that find themselves here are not fully-functional human beings
a lot of us are here *because* we are unhealthy in some way, damage, and a bunch of damaged people in the same room can be dangerous
a lot of us are vulnerable- and unfortunately plenty are manipulative too, even when we dont intend to be
i think that just comes with the territory
ive discovered the hard way how badly someone like me can hurt someone else
and how badly i can be hurt by someone else like me, as well
what im saying is, I get why youd want to separate yourself from this
and i can respect wanting that decision to come entirely from yourself
i think some time away would be a good thing