Okay, I've got to respond to that.
1. I don't think it was the fact you posted yesterday that made Dale assume you had an anxiety problem. I think it was the content of the post, combined with several of your other posts (including the one I quoted).
2. If we are going to start telling people that they have to respond in certain ways (let alone enforce that principle), then we are going to wreck the forum. People will abandon it and its appeal will be dramatically narrowed. Besides, one could equally well say: if you don't like a particular RESPONSE to a question, then just ignore it.
3. Having said that, if any response is unnecessarily alarming, or malicious, or just downright rude, then there's a very good reason to delete it and/or criticise the poster. Did Dale's post fall into this category? No. He was basically saying give the computer a rest and try to focus on "real life". This remains, in some circumstances, pretty good advice. And it's advice that a number of people here have given. Yes, if you are going to use the internet then use this site and don't go googling; but part of the process of coming to terms with BFS is LEAVING this site in the end. There are very few posters here who have been here as long as Dale; and it isn't because they were miraculously "cured" of their twitching. They just realised it wasn't going to kill them.
4. We all know how hard it is to get to that point. The VAST MAJORITY of us here have some sort of anxiety issues. Some all the time. Some only occasionally.
5. Was Dale's post blunt? Yes. Was it helpful to you, in your current situation? Clearly not. Would I have written a post like that? No. But was he simply criticising you for posting too much? Clearly not. If you read his first post the only capitalised word was "relax". That was the crux of his advice.
6. Maybe there should be a ban on advice relating to our mental states. Maybe it should be confined to a particular forum. But the fact is there has never been MORE of this type of advice on this board. There's no point singling out a particular culprit simply because his manner is blunt.
7. In terms of your physical condition. Several of your posts suggest you are still (like many of us) SPECIFICALLY concerned that you have ***. You have had ALL the important tests for that condition, and they have ALL indicated that you DON'T have it. Nerve conduction ("shock") tests are NOT crucial in testing for that disease. If you've had any sort of neurological examination, and had the EMG needles stuck in your limbs, that really is just about the best the medical profession can do in terms of reassuring you on that point. Logical conclusion? You don't have it.
8. Aboutbfs is a place for support, information, advice and discussion. Maybe the forums should be more clearly demarcated so people know exactly what they are likely to find in each place.
9. Anyone who posts in numbered lists is a bit weird.
10. Best wishes, as always.
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