This is an interesting situation for me. On the other thread, I related the fact that I have emotional scars resulting from my experiences with the people in the meeting to which I used to belong. One of the things I still have to work out relating to that experience is the feeling of being invalidated and disenfranchised. I know that I'm responsible for my feelings, and this is work that I have to do on myself.

I see that several people in this thread have had experiences that are very different from mine. I think that's wonderful. And the fact that this question would even come up for me is probably an indication of hypersensitivity on my part. But I do hope that those who have had only positive experiences would not attempt to invalidate the feelings of those who have had a different sort of experience. I'm guessing that no one has done that, and I just have more healing to do than I thought.