Success stories

Success stories…
Do you think most people tend to not visit this forum anymore when they recover? They just go on with their lives? I mean, that would just be a wonderful thing, don’t get me wrong. But when I visit old posts, lurking on profiles and when they last visited, I can’t stop thinking whether they stopped coming on here because they recovered, or because it didn’t work for them (I know it’s my brain trying to scare me with the last one).

Personally, I just know that I will write my success story when I get there. Cause I know how important success stories are to help people believe.

What do you guys think?

 

I would Imagine it’s both, some leave because they got better and want to put this life behind them, some left because they weren’t seeing the results they wanted. Unfortunately forums like these have gotten replaced by the large social media sites, so it’s also possible people in this space found other areas to talk in.

when I first started this journey I really wanted to be a success story, it was a primary motivator. I try not to think that way anymore, it just led to me putting a lot of pressure on myself, especially since I don’t see very many (any?) success stories with my initial TMS issue, and I wanted to give hope to people. Although the funny thing is I’ve largely gotten over that specific symptom, but naturally others pop up. It is certainly an adventure.

nevertheless your belief and optimism is inspiring! Don’t let my mindset sour you.

 

Well, I can't wait to read your success story, cause I know you will get there. I believe in you. Also, if you've largely gotten over that specific symptom, you already got a success story, Rabscuttle. You could be the first person to share a success story with this symptom. Keep the faith. I do understand that it's not healthy to put too much pressure on yourself - keep going and see where it takes you... To be able to write a success story is just a bonus

 

Yes, I think you're right. There can be so many reasons.. But I wonder what you mean by "What I don't do is to expend energy on unrealistic expectations" - do you mean, that it's an unrealistic expectation to believe in full recovery - or expect forums to have more success stories? I really do agree that expectations mostly leads to disappointment - but if we don't expect to get better or even fully recover, why would we even do this in the first place?