Thanks to my friends and supporters for everything, but I too think it's time to walk away from DU.

[LiberalEsto]

16. Wishing you the best, Denninmi

It sounds like you are doing the right thing for you at this time, but I will miss you on DU. But taking care of yourself is the most important thing, especially at this time. I hope you will come back.

I don't know why people on DU dumped on you so horribly, but I would not be surprised if some of them were trolls. It sounds like some of these people should be PPR'd. This should not have happened to you.

For what it's worth, I've been dealing with mental health issues myself (depression) and in my family for many years. I find public attitudes about mental illness to be absolutely barbarian and based on fear and ignorance. A couple of years ago I told our church congregation that I was going through severe depression, partly from being unemployed for a long time. Not one person in this supposedly enlightened Unitarian Universalist congregation has contacted me to see how I've been doing. Last month I left that congregation and started going to another UU church in the area.

Good luck with everything and please keep in touch!
LE