I just wanted to remind everyone we are all In on the same team, all in the same boat ! We all suffer everyday from pain and fatique that is horrible !! We are so fortunate to be a part of the best fibro group, I think in the world, !
If you find yourself disagreeing with someone or believe someone is voicing an opinion that you just dont agree with… Let it go … We are here to help each other, not to get into heated debates… Like our parents & grandparents always said if you can’t say something kind, dont say anything at all.
we don’t need to understand or agree with everything that is said, but we do need to be kind and respectful
Think of the thousands of people that need our support, and that have given their support to us…
We need to all stick togeather
Just a friendly reminder
Hugs & blessings
Dee, that's a nice letter and tells all of us that we do have an obligation to stay civil because there are an unknown number of silent readers who depend upon the posters here in order to get info. If we engage in war then those people lose out on gaining knowledge from us and they may be too frightened to return, which would be a great shame.
A disagreement can always be discussed privately by private messaging the other party.
That is a great post all need to read. i have seen many on here getting upset over something said. it is important to remember we r on this site for a reason to get and give help and advice and friends.
i do agree that this is the best support group i am always telling others how much i have been helped and i also let others know that have a different dx to try to join the other groups listed. i dont know where i would be w/o this group.
Definitely a good reminder Dee. It seems that we need this reminder from time to time. Thanks for posting it, Dee. I support you 100%.
Rachel
Thank you dee, What a very nice way to handle 'friction'.
We are all going to have our fields of knowledge, we all have our illnesses, our opinions.
If you are going to ASK a question of the group, and you get an answer from a professional from the legal or medical field, be wise enough and courteous enough to LISTEN to their advice, even if it is NOT the answer you were wishing for, needing, or expecting. This goes for non professionals as well. Going after them continuously is NOT going to give you the answer that you want, it is going to cause trouble! Addressing a doctor in this manner is not going to get you far either, not in my experience.
Belonging to this group is kind of like having a drivers license, it is a priviledge! There are rules, and they are listed on the front page of this site.
Lets be courteous and respectful of others!
This is how our moderator dee chose to handle this, but it can be handled much differently! Understood?
Yes ma’am! Yes, we all need reminders of this sort from time to time and I appreciate y’all handling things in this manner. I am not sure how you do it but you are both so sweet and patient and generous and … I can’t think of any other adjectives right now as I am not sleeping and having some serious brain fog. Anyway, you get my point and I will try to be better and not let my stubbornness and opinionativeness (I like to make up me own words- LOL) get the better of me.
What a nice reminder. I am new to this site but have been on other forums and know how things can get "heated" sometimes. I am here for one thing, to find other people that are experiencing similar things that are willing to share their stories and their advice and to share my own as well (I guess that is more than one thing.)
I want to relax, not get caught up in a conflict. I think we all have enough stress in our lives.
Thanks!!!
Dawn