I agree with you. It is cliqueish. Thats the nature of the beast. People get to know each other or like some more than others and tend to interact with each other. As with most of these type of forums about physical and mental health, it is dominated by women. Its just a fact. Check out the number of posts by men as opposed to women. They also tend to feel more comfortable with each other. Ive seen some desperate people post and get one or two responses, while someone else with a relatively minor problem has gotten 3 pages worth of responses.

I have also seen that some people including myself at times are pretty much dismissed as not being a PN expert or carrying the weight of others. There is nothing like taking the time to answer someones often almost desperate question in which you have experience and have gained some knowledge in the many years you have had PN only for another poster to post later that dont worry someone that knows what they are talking about (expert) will be coming along later. Really gives you that warm fuzzy feeling. At times i have thought why do i bother? Ive only lived it and tested for it and read up on it and fought it and talked about it to everyone i come in contact with who has PN. What would i know.

I tend to keep my answers very short and try to get to the point and leave the half page answers for others. That may lead some people to consider me on the cold side, its just the way i approach this.

I for one am sorry to see you go, i have learned from many of your posts and think that you are a caring knowledgable person. IM not going anywhere but i have also disengaged to an extent for periods of time when i feel like an outsider.