Comment by Frances Mary on February 28, 2013 at 12:25pm

two hour dialogue I meant above

Comment by Sandy (administrator) on March 1, 2013 at 8:45pm

I wish that we could share more easily everywhere too, Fran.  I'm glad that you found an opportunity to share and that they were civil with you.  

Comment by patty vazquez on March 1, 2013 at 10:24pm

i think very soon now there will be much more understanding and positive conversations about these subjects.  just keep telling your stories!

Comment by Frances Mary on March 1, 2013 at 10:43pm

Thanks Sandy and Patty

Comment by Leroy Carney III on March 4, 2013 at 7:19pm

I agree I wish everyone were more freely willing to share with everything and not so worried about being put down or taken advantage of..... or whatever.....I also think there will be much more understanding soon as well.....and I'm looking forward to it!:) Thank you for sharing Fran!

Comment by Sandy (administrator) on March 4, 2013 at 9:42pm

Leroy, after being burned for sharing, it's difficult to want to go through that again.  It is because of those intolerant behaviors, that experiencers are not willing to share everything so freely.  

When people learn to control their hostility toward hearing anything different than what they "think" is so, and become more open to the truth of our experiences, then we may see more experiencers sharing again.  

Comment by PAULA KASTELEC on March 11, 2013 at 9:05pm

Ive been burned for sharing also but I have decided that I was talking to closed minds..People fear what they dont understand,and some dont want to get out of their comfort zone..Seek people who share your thoughts .There is still much to learn..Dont try explaining to those who dont want to know..............

Comment by Sandy (administrator) on March 11, 2013 at 11:11pm

Thank you, Paula, for your support.  I feel sad that you and I, and so many other experiencers had to get burned for sharing our experiences.  In the past, I have tried to share on a couple of websites that were "supposed" to be open and welcoming toward experiencers, only to find out that they were only baiting us so that certain members who took over the forum, and wanted to dictate what was "real", could judge our experiences according to their belief.  Then they aggressively harassed us and tried to silence us from sharing if they didn't like our experience.  It was a horrendous website, so I and many other experiencers left.  

As an administrator of this forum, I will try my best not to let that happen on this site while I'm here.  I know how deeply that hurts to have people who don't understand our experiences to judge us in ignorance.   This site is for supporting experiencers and keeping it a safe and friendly place to share.  Glauco and I are trying our best to keep it that way.

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