How do you feel after visiting WrongPlanet?

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I feel I am not the only weird human in this earth, sense of belonging somewhere kicks in. I feel assured about myself and my level of confidence and focus increases.

Overall I feel sense of happiness.

I originally started posting to rant and gripe about things. I'm not really sure that my posting here is a good thing for me, or that it makes me feel any better. Yes, there is a certain "sense of belonging", but belonging to a group of people with some problems doesn't really make one feel any better about oneself. I used to envy people who joined groups over their illness or issues, like people in Alcoholics Anonymous, but now I'm not so sure that such social groups are all that wonderful. I mean its great that you can share your experiences and all, but you don't want to end up thinking of yourself and just having problems and not at the good points in life.

This is wear I rant about AS s**t. I think most people do this. We often don't respond to each other's posts much, we just make our own rant in response to the thread topic.

I do feel better when I know other go through some things I do.

I also like a lot of the front page articles about social interaction etc.

WP is one of the only resources for AS out there that is updated much, so I am very glad it exists.

It varies depending on my mood. Sometimes I come here and feel ten times better for reminding myself that I'm not the only person in the world who experiences my problems. Other times I read posts about how hard people find life and it really depresses me. At times like those I just have a few weeks away from the site.

I used to feel this strongly about it at first, now I just use it to pass the time.

ditto.

the first time i found this site it was exhilarating and unnerving, like a turning point in my life.

now, i find that spending too much time here is too depressing for me. reading the stories here opens up so many old wounds, incidents i'd sooner forget.

i too tend to pop in and out of this site. i try to remain detached when i go through the forum, which is partly why i tend to post in and read only the frivolous light-hearted threads.

I think it's amazing now much we all have in common ... I know we are all so very different ..... and yet I find about 90% of off the topics/threads really interesting - no other forum has that much success - even my beloved Incubus forum ! !!

you said it bro, its nice to talk to such similar people, then when its time to go off to work I dont feel like such an oddball.

I feel good about meself cos i get da opportunity 2 post about me AS on dis site n 4 me its a good way 2 past me tym n hopefully meet up wid sum of da members on dis site.

Sounds like you haven't joined any 12 step groups, Taimaat. They aren't social groups for the purpose of socialising and complaining. The exact reverse is true. There are structured meetings, work to do, and a process of recovery to embark on, which, as most of us realise, is a lifetime experience. An interesting one filled with exciting new insights about ourselves, watching ourselves grow from being negative people to positive and serene people and whether your guiding principles are science, common sense, morals or whatever - it will work. By following a few simple steps, you can clear your path to go ahead and do whatever you wish in life - no limits. But can't do that without first cleaning up the mess you spilled on the carpet, can you? And if you stay long enough to 'get it' and the world suddenly becomes gorgeous again - then you want to share it with your new friends and have them join in too. Never a dull moment in sobriety. A lot like this forum, minus the bullying and cross talk. We do choose to conduct ourselves with a certain degree of respect for other human beings, but that doesn't mean we put our masks on. Once the meeting is going, those masks are off. No one ever attacks anyone else because we understand that all that person is doing is sharing their own experience, that is all.

hyper. after i log off i usually go for a walk and fantasize about being in slayer (im usually tom araya)

i better knowing that i am not the only one like this on this planet, but after hearing all the sad stories peeps have i get upset too.

I feel happy, because I know that I'm not the only person with strange quirks.