RE: Psychological Needs

There is a sociological part to our psychological makeup that forces most of us to seek out a place and people to share our feelings. Within a lifetime we make a differing number of friends that we can discuss things with that matter to us. Our innermost stresses and strifes can often be held in check, but at one point or another, to maintain any semblance of sanity, those feelings must be released. Over my time here I have seen many people bring their problems here because they can.

When you read any thread you find a marked difference of viewpoints on every subject but they all share a common trait (except in a few obvious cases). The trait is an above average degree of intelligence coupled with experience and common sense. That is an unusual combination to find and to find so many with it in one place is, I think, unusual.

So we bring our lives here to share. We laugh, cry, complain, scream, worry. We express all those things which bring us both joy and sorrow. We do it with the expectation, generally fulfilled, that this group will bring new vision to our problems and added euphoria to our happiness. In the 3-D world, where can anyone go to find this large a contingent of intelligent people with differing views and have these human needs met so quickly.

When I was hospitalized a year and a half ago, Karen was in very tough emotional shape, understandable if you believe that your husband is unexpectedly about to die. One note to one 'Catter changed all that. She had fine, close, friends and relatives surrounding her, but the first thing she told me when I was able to listen, was of the support she got from a group of people that neither of us had ever even seen pictures of. Mudcat was at a higher level of importance to her than anything else and her psychological well being was maintained through the printed voices of friends unmet.

That's my 2 cents Carol....Hope it helps, but good luck with your paper in any case!

Spaw