Nadine has a personal way of expressing help.
Unfortunately, it can sound intimidating.
IT's hard when a reply comes in first person. "I never knew..until YOU..." that is where the problem comes.
I know it too well.
When it comes to a personal feeling, when directed AT someone...it can hurt...but, still good intensions are probably made.
"I never knew...until WHAT YOU WROTE...."
That's less intimidating..for the reply is on the reply and not the person.
I try my best to not compare myself with anyone...so i write it that way. But, people write directly to you...and sometimes it can be directed as a
A threat or challenge
Or a comparison.
I don't know enough about Nadine, but, when a person writes their thoughts to an emotional subject...it takes a novel to tell REALLY what they are saying. THey only have reply...and replies can be looked at in many directions for the thoughts of writer are never expressed totally.
So, as Nadine has to say, she only has so many words.
I got tangled in this as Sparrowhawk in the Anti-Psyche thread. I don't comment, anymore and changed my name.
I was used to writing sites that look at writing...anything that was directed toward you was an attack...two attacks...your out. Most of us...have ignore them...with a lot of help from other authors like me who do what i am doing.
The subjects we talk about our personal in nature. People will talk personal and direct. Yet, do they mean harm?
Your own replies, Chucky..to me, seem defensive..but, I could be totally wrong? You did a good job of clarifying. That's good!
But, viewers are all over the place and might think...that commenting will be direct and hurtful.
It's for them I really speak. THey might be afraid to comment at all?
As we quote, we can become defensive...but...there is always someone who can let you know that, what seems so personal...might be an emotional response of direct help...within their own perspective.
It's hard to tell the difference...but...as Nadines replies show...I see more toward the help side than hurtful. A gut felling?
Things to watch for that might be personal.
I think you.... very direct.
I have seen your comment and I think that...slightly less.
I know this....and i think that this...will...less.
I know this... and I think that this might... even less.
I can imagine that... I went through...do you think that this...Good.
It's the way it's put down...but..give everyone the dought that they are helping. It's a helping site!
Just ideas.