Mental Health Carer Forum

I think there are two sides to the coin here @Eden1919 One is the alienation that some may feel from certain threads and the other is the support that is given and received on those same threads. Both sides are real. Maybe the question for you is why do you want to be part of a particular thread - is it because of the interactions on that thread, because you connect with those members (or want to), or you have similar experiences that you can share ...to name a few. 

I completely understand what you are saying about someone posting a reply once and then not seeing them again. I myself only choose to reply to newer members (apart from Introduce Yourself Here) when I feel I can give longer term support. To be able to do that I need to know that I myself have something to give that member - whether it be time, shared experience or shared interests. Sometimes we just cannot relate to others' experiences or life.

Is it maybe that you want to be included in some of these longer threads - to feel more part of the community in that way but find it hard to 'break into' those threads. I hear that you have posted on some of those threads but maybe they were not the right ones for you to do that?