Dear DeJana:

It just occurred to me, and it is very relevant to the topic of your thread: “Am I overly sensitive or is he too critical”-

In my recent post to you, I wrote: “Even if I was a therapist (and I am not), these public forums are not an appropriate setting for therapy!“, and you perceived it as criticism of you, defending yourself against the perceived criticism with: “I think it was a misunderstanding, I did never say that a forum could replace a therapy. I was just genuinely wondering..’-

– In the bold faced sentence, with an exclamation mark at the end, I intended to express that I strongly feel that no one should try to act as anyone’s therapist in these forums, no matter what formal certificates one holds. I didn’t mean to direct the sentence at you, or criticize you for anything at all.

By the way, I too am overly sensitive to criticism, and I know the struggle involved.

anita