Posted by Vince S. on June 04, 1999 at 11:50:10:
In Reply to: Time to open up a can of Whoop-Ass.... posted by Margi on June 04, 1999 at 10:31:44:
To the anonymous sender:
Dear “person”,
Just because you yourself may be suffering from our common condition doesn’t give you the
right to invade on the agony of a fellow sufferer, much less make their suffering worse by
sending such a negative message. I began posting here not to beg for sympathy, but to reach out
for help from people who share a common problem. It helps immensely to know there are people
out there who understand what I’m going through. You obviously have NO idea, since you have
no sympathy whatsoever, and have chosen to respond to a cluster victim with discouraging,
rather than encouraging words. One of the many side effects of our disorder is depression. How
could you send such a terrible message to a depressed person, citing your own depression as your
reason for writing? Have you no maturity at all? What do you expect people to post on a cluster
headache message board? Things like “Oh I’m so friggin’ happy because my head felt like it was
coming off my shoulders last night?” Or...”Oh how cool....I contemplated suicide for a full hour
last night.....it was so awesome!!!” If none of this is sinking in, perhaps I should simplify this
open message to you:
GET A LIFE, YOU DICK.
-- Vince