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ChazII

(6,198 posts)
97. Like many here, I also read
Fri Feb 11, 2022, 05:52 PM
Feb 2022

the thread that you are commenting about and like several the first responses were supportive. What the OP saw was frightening and will be imprinted on his mind forever.

Like you, I hope the OP knows that s/he does have those who support his coming here to share.

K & R! 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2022 #1
There should be no shame in giving voice blm Feb 2022 #2
He should def not feel.ashamed! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #3
Beautifully said. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2022 #4
I agree and it was horrible XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #5
Very Rebl2 Feb 2022 #11
I read that OP and felt great concern wnylib Feb 2022 #27
1000+ Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #48
Thank you. Very well said. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #171
Ditto... dixiechiken1 Feb 2022 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Feb 2022 #87
I trash threads left and right now XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #92
+1 Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #119
+1000 dixiechiken1 Feb 2022 #121
Boy if you didn't hit the nail squarely on the head. They Emile Feb 2022 #134
I haven't seen the thread Bayard Feb 2022 #6
I read that thread, Lars39 Feb 2022 #7
Agree about the thread hide function. It is a blessing. Coventina Feb 2022 #10
Also, as you pointed out earlier, wnylib Feb 2022 #30
In fairness, I believe it was added later as an edit after someone requested it. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #62
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #69
You sure seem to like talking about what offended you so. Coventina Feb 2022 #75
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #79
The purpose CommonHumanity Feb 2022 #130
I didnt think it was gratuitous jcgoldie Feb 2022 #146
I agree electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #160
+1 electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #161
I'm thinking it was so horrific that the OP had to get it out right there and then, didn't think... electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #158
Speaking personally, I didn't find it particularly graphic or gory. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #78
Some people enjoy violence and gore. There's a multi-million dollar movie industry... NurseJackie Feb 2022 #80
And that'd be a fair criticism if that was the poster's intent, which I don't think it was. Jedi Guy Feb 2022 #96
I didn't get that impression either. burrowowl Feb 2022 #138
In fact, he declined to share details iemanja Feb 2022 #144
Absolutely agree w you electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #163
Next time don't open those threads iemanja Feb 2022 #143
your empathy for the poster is noted Kali Feb 2022 #122
When I opened this thread I had some ideas. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2022 #135
small justice Kali Feb 2022 #193
Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2022 #194
Gross exagerration CommonHumanity Feb 2022 #131
No one posted "splatter porn". ForgedCrank Feb 2022 #152
There are often times that some people show they have no compassion at all. It's a small group. Autumn Feb 2022 #198
When I first saw the thread, the warning wnylib Feb 2022 #70
I didn't hide the thread LoveMyCali Feb 2022 #99
Exactly! Lars39 Feb 2022 #101
Thank you electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #165
Thank you. DU is a wonderful place for sharing. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #8
Brava. Those of us who have dealt with that sort of trauma know how important it is to find communi haele Feb 2022 #9
Well said nt XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #12
+1000 wnylib Feb 2022 #31
Thank you for posting your thoughts. badhair77 Feb 2022 #13
There was a warning, right in the thread title. wnylib Feb 2022 #38
I don't think there was a warning initially. Someone suggested it later. badhair77 Feb 2022 #46
Well said electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #167
I agree! NutmegYankee Feb 2022 #14
omg...if i had seen what our friend on du saw i don't know how i could have handled it dawn5651 Feb 2022 #15
Beautifully said. Thank you. I wondered about the self-delete. ancianita Feb 2022 #16
Sometimes people just need somebody to listen. gibraltar72 Feb 2022 #17
Listening - Delphinus Feb 2022 #24
Oh, MAN, is that ever true! calimary Feb 2022 #26
Very true. blueinredohio Feb 2022 #103
OMG I read that thread! piddyprints Feb 2022 #18
I read the thread last night and wondered... Joe Nation Feb 2022 #19
Ultimately, that is for the admins to decide. I understand and respect your point. Coventina Feb 2022 #22
THIS AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #61
Professional counseling in the middle of the night? wnylib Feb 2022 #44
I pretty much said post once you've seen someone. Joe Nation Feb 2022 #91
The hurry was a human being in pain had to vent about his trauma questionseverything Feb 2022 #113
Exactly when did I even try to "decide" for anyone else? Joe Nation Feb 2022 #126
You wrote paragraphs about why it was a bad idea questionseverything Feb 2022 #128
No, It's RobinA Feb 2022 #164
I've been here a while but post rarely Joe Nation Feb 2022 #197
I can't even believe this. The guy was traumatized. He needed to vent it. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #140
Since the OP has been deleted, Karma13612 Feb 2022 #188
People reach out to whomever they wnylib Feb 2022 #190
The person who wrote the post felt safe here. Not any more NewEnglandAutumn Feb 2022 #129
We go to the community we have. quakerboy Feb 2022 #136
This is heartbreaking. Sadly I see this here a lot more frequently. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #20
I didn't see the thread in question. calimary Feb 2022 #37
Thank you for that thoughtful post. I read that OP yesterday and responded sympathetically to Atticus Feb 2022 #21
I feel as you do. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #23
If it is the post I read last night then I am with you all the way ms liberty Feb 2022 #25
I'm annoyed too XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #28
IF Gilbert Moore Feb 2022 #29
My two cents wryter2000 Feb 2022 #32
I too have shared trauma here Dr. Shepper Feb 2022 #33
Thank you Coventina for your post. I can't even imagine the anxiety Tikki Feb 2022 #34
I post my fears and anxieties here all the time XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #36
Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2022 #82
I hear you. Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #35
Democratic Underground is therapeutic in many ways. Baked Potato Feb 2022 #39
all I know llashram Feb 2022 #40
I will say that Dorian Gray Feb 2022 #41
Disappointed that the OP deleted the post. Many of us including, myself thanked the OP for the post. rogue emissary Feb 2022 #42
Thank you, Coventina. Well said. smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #43
Oh my goodness. yardwork Feb 2022 #45
Kick. 100% agree with you Coventina. MontanaMama Feb 2022 #49
Thank you for this, Coventina. I read that last night & was stunned to the point I couldn't write... Hekate Feb 2022 #50
Wise words. Very wise. in your words, "Just STFU. etc." NT SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #54
+1 grantcart Feb 2022 #191
I read that post and it was indeed traumatic. WestMichRad Feb 2022 #51
I find it more objectionable that a member here... dchill Feb 2022 #52
I was on the jury for it and left it alone Sympthsical Feb 2022 #53
Thank you for your jury service. Coventina Feb 2022 #56
I can't believe some people are that judgemental they would report that post! Emile Feb 2022 #81
In this thread above here, a poster is calling it "splatter porn" Coventina Feb 2022 #84
Amazing, some people are very judgemental and probably need a time out! Emile Feb 2022 #86
I am at a total loss. That's just completely vile. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #147
The same type of people ForgedCrank Feb 2022 #166
Woke up this morning to see that poster has three hidden posts Emile Feb 2022 #185
I replied to a post in that thread saying pretty much this. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #55
Thank you, Coventina Solly Mack Feb 2022 #57
There's a big difference between "I saw something horrific that I'll never forget..." NurseJackie Feb 2022 #58
Yet, you just mentioned those gory details again. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #59
Lulz. No, I didn't. NurseJackie Feb 2022 #60
Interesting, isn't it? Tumbulu Feb 2022 #156
Maybe the "purpose " was to tell that part scipan Feb 2022 #68
No. The purpose was clearly to get a reaction and to make others nauseated and grossed-out too... NurseJackie Feb 2022 #71
I saw the OP headline, but saw the "graphic" warning and never opened the thread. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #72
Suuure, that makes sense. Nt scipan Feb 2022 #77
Really harsh. notinkansas Feb 2022 #114
He had just been completely traumatized, and you think he was working on getting a reaction Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #115
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #141
It did seem a little too lurid n/t Yanicosco Feb 2022 #73
You do realize that the poster was probably in shock themselves? Lars39 Feb 2022 #98
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #104
You just ooze empathy Lars39 Feb 2022 #105
Aww. Thanks for noticing. NurseJackie Feb 2022 #107
Backatcha Lars39 Feb 2022 #109
Also a big difference between trigger warnings, and no trigger warnings. Lancero Feb 2022 #127
Only two complained. Their complaints were a vicious response to someone's deep pain. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #153
But their complaints seemed to me to be Tumbulu Feb 2022 #162
So much Projection. Yes, you accomplished a self delete MerryBlooms Feb 2022 #174
This. (Nt) FreepFryer Feb 2022 #179
I couldn't agree with you more, Coventina. MLAA Feb 2022 #63
coventina - beautifully stated! bluboid Feb 2022 #64
It was very bullying to force the poster to delete the thread. alphafemale Feb 2022 #65
I just logged in and I think I read that OP last night. BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #66
This morning almost 100 replies in MustLoveBeagles Feb 2022 #74
It looks like one DUer was trying to stir up negative BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #83
She's trying to do it here. Coventina Feb 2022 #85
She hasn't learned. I'm amazed she still doing the character attacks! Emile Feb 2022 #90
Happily I don't see it, but I have a pretty long ignore list questionseverything Feb 2022 #116
Good point. I should probably use the "ignore" feature more. n/t Coventina Feb 2022 #118
I just did. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #123
There's a couple of DU'ers Texasgal Feb 2022 #172
And upsetting Tumbulu Feb 2022 #173
I'm sorry you were bullied XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #189
I know, I thought so, until these posters Tumbulu Feb 2022 #195
DU's had problems with bullying/cliquish behavior before. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #177
This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #182
You got it: "continue the argument by hijacking." Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #186
Two that I saw. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #151
I missed the OP but just Cha Feb 2022 #94
Most were supportive MustLoveBeagles Feb 2022 #125
Of course they weren't. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #192
This message was self-deleted by its author Emile Feb 2022 #102
Nobody should have to internalize that experience. usonian Feb 2022 #67
I know the post and like you I was happy to see all Emile Feb 2022 #76
A big thanks and K&R for expressing so eloquently what I feel jcmaine72 Feb 2022 #88
Great post malaise Feb 2022 #89
I read it at some point when the warning was Meowmee Feb 2022 #93
Now I wonder what I missed. Ligyron Feb 2022 #95
Like many here, I also read ChazII Feb 2022 #97
Thank you, Coventina!! majdrfrtim Feb 2022 #100
K&R spanone Feb 2022 #106
Thank you for your words of wisdom. chocolatpi Feb 2022 #108
After reading this and the original thread, I have to agree with you. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #110
Oh, no! That poor guy. I so would have needed to talk about that experience. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #111
In a forum with relative anonymity, there will always be people who for whatever reason... Caliman73 Feb 2022 #112
Thank you for this beautiful, loving, and compassionate post. I am so very sorry niyad Feb 2022 #117
Agree with every word, Coventina AmBlue Feb 2022 #120
I missed the OP but found it with a small amount of effort. Gore1FL Feb 2022 #124
I'm not shocked or surprised at all at nasty behavior on this site. I've stopped posting because Cousin Dupree Feb 2022 #132
I felt really bad for the OP Tbear Feb 2022 #133
Ow, sorry you found it it wasn't that far from you. electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #169
I had read the OP and my heart went out to him nightwing1240 Feb 2022 #137
Well said. I can't fathom why they objected to the post. 58Sunliner Feb 2022 #139
I am stunned that there is a supposed medical professional responding to this thread Thtwudbeme Feb 2022 #142
If I understand correctly, Lars39 Feb 2022 #145
Perc is a hell of a drug. JanMichael Feb 2022 #148
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #149
There are always going ForgedCrank Feb 2022 #150
This message was self-deleted by its author Tumbulu Feb 2022 #154
I agree mvd Feb 2022 #155
I read the thread and it was deeply upsetting Hav Feb 2022 #157
Thank you Coventina for this post electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #159
I did not see the OP, but from what I am seeing here, soldierant Feb 2022 #168
I saw the post just after its deletion, still MerryBlooms Feb 2022 #170
I clicked on that post before there was a graphic warning. Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #175
This message was self-deleted by its author crimycarny Feb 2022 #176
I wasn't part of the drama, but i was traumatized by reading the post before the graphic warning. FreepFryer Feb 2022 #178
+1 betsuni Feb 2022 #181
I read the post but I didn't leave a response Raine Feb 2022 #180
I didn't open the thread MissMillie Feb 2022 #183
Sadly, the warning wasn't in place when I read it. Very disturbing to those unprepared. (Nt) FreepFryer Feb 2022 #184
Agreed. I too went in before a warning was posted Xavier Breath Feb 2022 #196
Totally agree kcr Feb 2022 #187
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