Re: Chrissy - Chat room

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

I understand what you are saying about the chat room, as it can be difficult to

carry on three or more different conversations at the same time. Or one

person doesn't jump in soon enough and sort of gets lost in the flow.

Sometimes it works, and other times it doesn't. Often times a subject

develops that everyone's interested in or has something to add to the whole

conversation, and then it can be very useful. I personally like chats where

there is a pre-selected subject that everyone's interested in, and then each

person there gets to add their own imput and it seems to flow very well.

The difficult chats are those where one person tries to hog all the

conversation and keeps talking only about themself, keeping it all centered on

their problem(s). I've only been in a few chats where that has happend

(fortunately not with this group), and when that happens, no one benefits and

they leave the chat feeling totally left out and unsatisfied.

There have been other chats where a member shows up that isn't an active

poster, and has been lurking for weeks or months, but just needs someone to

talk to. That's happened frequently when I've hosted, that this person comes

out of nowhere, I guess they're too shy to post on the message board, but

they come to chat because they feel alone and really need to interact with

someone. It's very rewarding to talk with them and answer any questions

they may have, and to show your support. A few years ago we had a man

who would show up regularly for chat every week, but he never posted on the

message board. He was really sick and just needed someone to talk to that

understood what he was going through.

It can be difficult to keep up with the flow and type at the same time, yet

every

once in a while we get a great group together and everyone learns a little

more about each other, and the subject at hand. My favorite chats have

been those where Lily, Kaye and Mark are there together and get on a roll,

even though it may be totally unrelated to pancreatitis......once they get

rolling

you end up laughing yourself silly!!

And sometimes laughter is the best medicine!

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should never be substituted for consultation with a medical

professional.

Chrissy wrote re: chat rooms

<The few times I have tried them, people type and others read and type and

there is no flow.