Do You Worry About People From myLot?

Canada
July 17, 2007 10:03pm CST
A while back, I was reading in a thread where a person was having a lot of personal difficulties. This person seemed to be making some quite serious statements about 'suicide.' I read some of the responses in the thread and there were some really good suggestions about how this person could try and cope with circumstances. When I left myLot - I mean, when I logged out of the site and went to bed for the night, I was pretty much okay with the things I had read on-site, including the thread where the person seemed to be contemplating suicide. After all, there were some responses that I thought were really helpful in that thread. In the morning, however, it was a different story! I was really, REALLY worried when I woke up - which was strange because I don't recall thinking about myLot discussions after I logged out or as I was falling asleep the night before. Luckily, I logged in to myLot again the next day and followed some of my previous discussion and comment pathways and went into the thread in question. I was happy to see that the person who had started the thread (asking for some help with coping in a certain situation) had been logged on and had been posting, still communicating and sorting through solutions to the problems - even trying to implement a few of the suggestions from within the thread. I have wondered, since then, if I worry too much and if I was being silly a while back about this - or if other people sometimes worry about some of the posts at myLot, too. Do You Worry About People From myLot after you log out of the site?
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
21 Jul 07
Hi NewbieHelper! I have not yet encountered anyone with that kind of situation in myLot but I guess, I would feel the same. You're not being silly for being sensitive and caring for that said person. I commend your willingness to help a person in need for guidance and support. I hope there will be a lot of people here in myLot who can be so sensitive and caring. More power and have a nice day!
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• Canada
22 Jul 07
And YOU have a nice day, too, faith210. Thanks for commenting - and re-assuring me that I'm not really silly. Thank goodness, because I know that I'm not the most 'logical-minded' person I know. Haha. I wonder - is myLot the best place, though, for people to find help, guidance, and support? (I suppose this is a topic starter question on its own, eh?) Maybe for some who won't seek help elsewhere, myLot is a really good place for people to vent And for people to 'listen.' Do you think you'll encounter someone eventually, faith210, who might need your help through myLot contact?
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
23 Jul 07
Hi NewbieHelper! Well, that's a nice new topic you can start with. Anyway, I believe that there are still a lot of people here who are willing to give advice, support and simply listen(I met one already---YOU!), of course there would be some who will just make fun of you or say some rude things but ignoring them is the best thing to do. I do have faith in people for there is always something good in everyone. Oh, I have just encountered someone who went through a lot of really tough times and still struggling to overcome her trials, and I can't help but feel sad for her and at the same time commend her for being so strong and courageous. It's true that a lot of us could not be so very vocal of how we feel and this site provided us to vent it out. It is up to us myLotters to make something good in every discussions so we can learn from each other or just treat it just for the fun of provoking people. Well, that's just my view. Have a great day!
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• Canada
31 Jul 07
If I took the time to worry about people I met on line that I wasn't too close to, I'd lose my mind from worrying. I would go absolutely crazy!!! I have enough to think about with my close family, I don't have time to worry about people to whom I'm not that close. If I read something I will say a prayer that it will get better, and then I will move on.
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