I quit

gwenmf
gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
in Motivation and Support
Everything.
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  • mdepko
    mdepko Posts: 283 Member
    Why?
  • StrawberryThief
    StrawberryThief Posts: 115
    Is this because people disagreed with your other post?
  • FightTheFrump
    FightTheFrump Posts: 54 Member
    I have those moments too. But don't give up. Keep pushing forward. Your efforts will pay off. Give it your personal best! :)
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    Is this because people disagreed with your other post?

    Ding ding!
  • deniseblossoms
    deniseblossoms Posts: 373 Member
    Good Luck:)
  • Riemersma4
    Riemersma4 Posts: 400 Member
    is this an emotion-based appeal to get someone to 'come to your rescue' while you provide no information whatsoever?

    Seems rather manipulative to me.

    I don't quit when I get tired/frustrated/bored/etc. Those are to be expected. I quit when I am done.

    Good luck to all!
  • staceymoyer1
    staceymoyer1 Posts: 30 Member
    Numbers may not move as fast as I want them to sometimes but for the time it takes to log my food exercise, the knowledge that I gain from making better choices sure is worth it when I feel better and have more energy! Good luck to you!
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Had one of those days last week. Only alternative is suicide. Not something I'm willing to do.

    You don't really quit. You don't even really stop trying. You just go on, day by day, because there's nothing else to do. Breathing, talking, eating, all that stuff - it gets done whether or not you want to do it.

    That's not quitting. That's just a bad day. You'll be alright.
  • KristenE83
    KristenE83 Posts: 187 Member
    is this an emotion-based appeal to get someone to 'come to your rescue' while you provide no information whatsoever?

    Seems rather manipulative to me.
    ^^^ BOOM!
    I don't quit when I get tired/frustrated/bored/etc. Those are to be expected. I quit when I am done.
    ^^^This!!!

    Love this entire reply!
  • SteveJWatson
    SteveJWatson Posts: 1,225 Member
    Is this because people disagreed with your other post?

    Ooooo - is this a flounce?
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 970 Member
    ok
  • Ultragirl2374
    Ultragirl2374 Posts: 390 Member
    Don't...
  • lisasch67
    lisasch67 Posts: 135 Member
    it's already one of those days for me, too.
  • Amy62575
    Amy62575 Posts: 422 Member
    is this an emotion-based appeal to get someone to 'come to your rescue' while you provide no information whatsoever?

    Seems rather manipulative to me.


    Yep.
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    I'm lost...

    I came into this thread thinking I was going to read that the OP had quit smoking, eating junk food, drinking diet soda, or something positive.

    I'm not sure where she's going with this, but "everything" sounds a little all inclusive, yet murky.
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
    I've had a hard week.....family members in critical aneurym life threatening surgery among other things and I read something that comforted me and I tried to share that on a thread on here -- rather than reading, deciding it's not for you and moving on - some folks felt the need to make unnecessary comments.

    I get we all have our opinions - on every topic -- but you can respond or not respond. Even when I disagree, I try to be kind. Sometimes, you need to think about the poster and where they may be. It's just been a really heartwrenching few weeks and I could have used some friendly comments - or none at all - as opposed to some that I received.

    I don't need to be 'rescued"....and I'm not manipulative. I'm just a person trying to provide something comforting to those who may be receptive to that - at a time I needed comfort as well.
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    Quitting isn't allowed.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    I missed the other thread. Can someone fill me in?
  • StrawberryThief
    StrawberryThief Posts: 115
    I missed the other thread. Can someone fill me in?

    OP made a post about how God made us the way we are and that's great etc.
    Some people disagreed, some people agreed. One person was maybe a bit rude, but most weren't. I disagreed but was perfectly polite, and a few people really liked the post.

    If that's enough to make someone quit, maybe they never really started to begin with. Seems a bit flimsy.
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    I suggest you read your own post/thread and find motivation from there.
    ...Realize today, God didn’t make anyone inferior. He didn’t make any person second class. No, you are a masterpiece! You are fully loaded and totally equipped for the race that’s been designed for you!
    Don't let the trolls win.
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    You are only hurting yourself.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    I missed the other thread. Can someone fill me in?

    OP made a post about how God made us the way we are and that's great etc.
    Some people disagreed, some people agreed. One person was maybe a bit rude, but most weren't. I disagreed but was perfectly polite, and a few people really liked the post.

    If that's enough to make someone quit, maybe they never really started to begin with. Seems a bit flimsy.

    Hah I can see how that might not end well.
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
    I suggest you read your own post/thread and find motivation from there.
    ...Realize today, God didn’t make anyone inferior. He didn’t make any person second class. No, you are a masterpiece! You are fully loaded and totally equipped for the race that’s been designed for you!
    Don't let the trolls win.

    Thank you!
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    OP I understand what you're saying....I really do. We all need support from time to time, especially when life sucks. When I need support though, I depend on my friends...on here, it's specifically my friend list. Those are people that I feel enough of a connection to that I invite them into my daily life, and conversely, who invite me into theirs.

    While the name of this particular board is Motivation and Support, it is a public board. That said, it's only reasonable to expect that you will find some people in this public forum who will support you, but you will also find people who won't. That's the awesome thing about public forums. They allow us to mingle with a lot of different kinds of people who both support and challenge us...and that's the value of disagreement...it challenges us to stretch. When we just need comfort...public probably isn't the best place to go looking for it.

    If you wanna quit, I understand, but ask yourself, "Is it better to quit, or to take this opportunity to stretch a little further than normal, as a person?" Sometimes in life it's better to learn how to swallow the meat and spit out the bones...and that includes just ignoring people we're likely not to agree with.
  • O2BFatNoMore
    O2BFatNoMore Posts: 19
    Actually your "i quit" put me off a little. So I found your previous thread, and I DID find it comforting. So my response to you is DON'T QUIT. And I hope things get better. Hugs to you.

    So much for me giving up posting on the message boards for Lent...
  • PJmetts
    PJmetts Posts: 210 Member
    OP-Gwen(?) There are wonderful and supportive people here, I'm sorry they didn't find your other post, I most certainly missed it. I will keep you in my prayers this week, you didn't ask for them, but I will send them. Life is hard and if we didn't have emotional challenges none of us would be here. Anyone who says differently either is in denial or doesn't remember. Feel free to friend me if you'd like
    Peggy
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I must have missed the "fun" here, but looking at your recent posts, I can't seem to figure out where the chip on the shoulder is coming from (was your thread locked and/or deleted?).

    If you'd like support, simply say, "Hey guys, I need support" or look to your friends and family members. I'm at a loss at how some of your posts in the last few days that are a.) about attention ("I quit everything") or b.) potentially offensive ("Why is everyone such a smartass on here" or "I have one specific religious view, I will apply this to everyone in the main forums") have been trying to get support.

    It is not the onus of someone you don't know to assume that you're posting something potentially rude, or expecting a specific response, because of things going on in your life. There's empathy--feeling for you and understanding where you're coming from based on specifics, like you mention in this thread--and then there's mind-reading. Which of these is realistic? Even people you know "off the net" can't be responsible for the way you take comments because you're going through something you're not revealing until after an exchange.

    We've all gone through stressful times, and I'm sure many of us have snapped or said and done things we regret, or regret not reaching out more to others and revealing what we were going through. The world is not responsible for how you handle things, and expecting people to agree with you 100%, or be 100% positive in your perspective simply because you're going through something difficult, is a very unrealistic worldview.
  • Ramberta
    Ramberta Posts: 1,312 Member
    So much for me giving up posting on the message boards for Lent...

    Too bad I don't celebrate Lent, that would be a wonderful idea. Haha. I already nixed my Facebook though...
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    Haha, this is as epic as your original thread a few days ago. If you can refer back to any posts that 'bullied' the OP, either in this thread or her last thread, then please do, as I'd be intrigued to see what your interpretation of 'bullying' is. I'm pretty sure 99% of the people that repeatedly cry 'bully!' on here have never actually suffered real bullying once in their life.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    I've had a hard week.....family members in critical aneurym life threatening surgery among other things and I read something that comforted me and I tried to share that on a thread on here -- rather than reading, deciding it's not for you and moving on - some folks felt the need to make unnecessary comments.

    I get we all have our opinions - on every topic -- but you can respond or not respond. Even when I disagree, I try to be kind. Sometimes, you need to think about the poster and where they may be. It's just been a really heartwrenching few weeks and I could have used some friendly comments - or none at all - as opposed to some that I received.

    I don't need to be 'rescued"....and I'm not manipulative. I'm just a person trying to provide something comforting to those who may be receptive to that - at a time I needed comfort as well.

    I'm guessing I'm at least a big part of this. Yes, sometimes we do need to think more about the poster's feelings. But by the same tolken you need to think about the context of this site.

    Coming to a site whose SOLE POINT is self improvement, then making a post about how we are wonderful just the way we are is going to get some backlash.

    If you want help and support and encouragement, go to the support and motivation forum and make a post along the lines of "struggling, need supportive friends"... don't post about how we are great just the way we are.

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