Why do posts get deleted?

[Scazzoh]

I was following what I thought was a really interesting post about Hashi's and weight loss. It has now been deleted, before I could read some of the messages. Why does that happen?

[humanbean]

The person who writes the original post gets the information they want, then they delete the post. It isn't HU or the admins who delete posts unless it breaks the rules in some way. And even then I think they try and edit out the bits that break the rules and leave the bits that don't.

[humanbean in reply to humanbean]

I've sometimes written long replies to people and when I try and submit it I can't do so because the post I'm replying to isn't there any more. It is really, really annoying when that happens.

[Scazzoh in reply to humanbean]

I never think about deleting my own posts. I am always interested in whatever people have to say about them. Thanks for explaining that.

[greygoose in reply to humanbean]

It's also rather selfish.

[Justiina in reply to greygoose]

Or very hypoish as you feel stupid asking about something. Or at least that's how I often feel.

[greygoose in reply to Justiina]

Really? Oh, there's no need to feel stupid. No one was born knowing all this, and if you don't ask questions, you don't learn.

[Justiina in reply to greygoose]

I know there is no need to feel stupid, and I for sure know I am not stupid, but that's how I have been treated for years so it sticks.

It's hard to let a posting stay , it's hard for me to log on and read the response. But i do not delete my postings.

I guess to me the sore spot is that no one has ever believed I am ill until these people here who have been through similar stuff.

For me getting a proper diagnosis has become a thing that matters as now my identity is a bit all over the place. I can't put myself into any "box" and be me with an illness. Now I am nothing but mysterious illness that controls my life.

So I feel a big outsider because I do not have black on white of my illness. To me it is eating my self esteem.

This something doctors do not understand. There is a huge gap between being diagnosed right and wrong. If you are just let believe you are anxious you start to believe you are anxious. If you are told you are depressed you start to behave like depressed. Doctors have influence that ain't always a good thing. Just pulling random diagnosis from a hat can determine someone's life wrong way.

To me it's constant fight to repair the damage done by these doctors telling me there is nothing they can do, people like me have no hope as the way we grew up was wrong (growing up at country side). I have heard so many weird things and it has affected me big time.

I find it so hard to ask for help and fear I am told there is nothing to do.

It's a complicated issue. For me it's this but for some I guess they just delete it for no reason or bumping up their question as only one responded to first question.

[greygoose in reply to Justiina]

I think it's pretty common to feel the way you do. Most of us have been told for years that there was nothing wrong with us. Same old same for years and years and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. In fact, it's getting worse!

[Justiina in reply to greygoose]

Exactly. There are days when I really doubt myself.

I have to remind myself that no psychological illness can cause symptoms like mine that some symptoms are improved by taking vitamins and nutrients and some are nothing but consistent. Mind is powerful but I doubt it can cause all symptoms and low body temperature.

[greygoose in reply to Justiina]

I doubt it, too!

[helvella Administrator]

This question has been asked quite a number of times over the years. The own-post-deleters rarely, if ever, explain. We did have a poster who was always doing that - then re-posting the same question. Whatever frustration that caused us is likely far less than the suffering they were going through.

If it happens when you are replying to someone, try to save your reply on your own computer (or in an email to yourself) - it might come in useful in future - and helps make it seem less of a waste of time.

[Scazzoh]

It's like people who go to the trouble of collecting their dog's poo in a bag and then hang it on a tree. Why? I'd like to ask them, but they probably wouldn't volunteer to be interviewed!