Kate,

I don't think an apology from you is warranted or needed at all. You were posting your experience...how you felt...and it had nothing to do with Nelie and in no way "put her down." Her reply was an overreaction to a very innocent statement. I am not sure why she felt the need to say what she said (I am sure she is angry about the damage that this illness and subsenquent treatment has done but shouldn't take it out on you or any other poster) but when I read both posts this morning, I wanted to say something then but decided to calm down and wait.

I reread everything again tonight and after your post now and I just want you to know that your experience is very meaningful to a lot of us here and we welcome your posts always. If you need to, take some time off, but please come back....you never know how much you might help someone by talking about YOUR life and how you have managed your illness and recovery from OC.

Hugs, Deb