For me, I avoid and then return, but I think I find this site a drag sometimes b/c there's nothing proacitve here in the sense that the discussions we have and stories I share do not reach anyone but the people here.
I also get bummed b/c it seems to be insisted that a program is overall ok when it was not OK for me and others. If it was not ok for some then, the hope is , that it should be recognized that, overall, the program is not good. It needs to not harm anyone to be ok.
I guess, this general disregard for the experiences of those who felt we were harmed is why i, at times, have gotten so disgusted.
Plus, it's draining to have to point that out- and to realize that society seems to think that it's ok too. SEEMS, though, that is the key word. Politicians are listen, even if the public isn't. That's part of what is so great about out society. You can have a bunch of people that feel it's ok to violate rights, but have political officials work on your behalf as injured people, to make right what was wrong.
And that's why I 'keep comin' back' -ha, and find that sense of empowerment in writing letters to congressman and senators. It does feel awesome to take back some of that power that was taken away from us as kids- as helpless kids who didn't know (or really didn't have) a choice but to suffer through MMS. I think MMS almost killed me and I'll be damned if sit around and let people ignore girls who are going to come out of MMS or other places feeling the same way when it is a situation that is perfectly preventable.