A story I didn't want to share.

[Glow]

hey Glow - from hours of reading - there are years of threads where people purposely try to mess with or hurt others - or have a strange or confused understanding of LOO... or are so angry they contaminate others.

It looks like you can get help here - but I also see interactions and discussions that are abusive - some even sickening
seems it can be a place where a seeker could feel terribly alone - and also - who knows what someone could privately pm them?

an open hearted but seriously wounded person would be exactly the combination for successful psychological or psychic attack

I wanted to share this place with friends- but it's a bit embarrassing how much snideness is here - and parts of it feel dangerous...
of course you can just send love to the negative 'offers' and back away... which I guess is why so many people leave...
but that's a pity ....such a waste

Bring 4th seems equal parts sanctuary - minefield

I agree with CA's friend that it seems there are big 'duty of care' issues (to make sure people don't actively hurt others) but moderators don't intervene and instead let slide

perhaps - because Don himself committed suicide - L/L Research & mods have a blind spot about harm minimisation?
and as they view all that occurs here as 'catalyst' - and avoid 'infringement'..?   :(

perhaps they need to post an introductory disclaimer for this place

"enter at your own risk"
?

I wonder if those are the threads where I read a few posts in see red flags that it’s people focusing to much on ego so avoid for my own mental health. Now you mention it there has been a decent number of threads right off the bat I know I want no part of.

I wonder has anyone posted to moderators on these threads? It is a volunteer position and it might work better if bullying was reported.

A few high stress threads I have seen people have been giving as bad as they are getting and even I wouldn’t think to intervene if I was a mod because it is ones choice to keep going back to these threads. Just because I’m sensitive and would hate the back and forth doesn’t mean everyone does is my assumption.

I hope if their is such a thing occurring maybe a few of us regular posters could be notified to go in and be a buffer. Often all that is needed is someone to come in calmly and redirect a conversation in a kinder manner but if we the regular posting members aren’t aware of it we can’t really help.

I’m not always around but if someone felt bullied and I was around I would definitely try to defuse things and failing that at least notify a moderator myself. I’m sure others here would too. We may seem like a dysfunctional family but there really is a lot of love here.

I got sort of responded to in an attackative manner recently several times. My perspective was it felt not good, I didn’t really understand why it was happening but I knew it was the attackative persons issues not mine so I chose not to accept the catalyst of their behaviour.

I get that someone more raw in the moment could have been hurt by the same stimulus but since most posters arrive here hurt primed to heal not already healed there is an increased likelihood of such lashing out happening. Perhaps as a collective we have to check in with one another if we see someone being treated roughly. I don’t obviously have the answers just brainstorming but I get the mod teams issues