John S.

I wouldn't recommend this community to anyone, and agree with what the other reviewers had to say. Other than a few decent users who empathize (God bless them!), the people I've encountered are critical and judgemental, and try to project their reality and failures onto others. They don't seek to bring other people up. Rather, they shame them, try to point out their flaws, and how their reality actually is (no one is interested, they should give up, that didn't really happen). This is the kind of negative advice I was given back when I was an open book and shared vulnerabilities to people at low-end jobs and on the streets. The vultures are the ones who spend all their time dragging people down under the guise of being helpful. As others mentioned, they are cowards and bullies. Those who are happy and successful are out there enjoying life, being around friends, making things happen.

The only thing I learned is to not seek advice from unsuccessful people. That's all you'll find here. They will relate every story you have with their own failures. They ensure they're "not alone" by dragging other people down with them. If you happen to point out your successes and try to feel good about yourself, they will claim you are egotistical, only want attention, and are making up lies. Because since they are unable to succeed, no one else can. As with most toxic people, they like to reiterate each other's critical viewpoints to prove that the victim (which they are supposed to be helping) is wrong and flawed, and need to work on themselves and accept responsibility, while they project an aura of superiority over them. If you disagree of their views over yourself, they become defensive. Surely you know yourself better than a random stranger would.

Luckily, I learned from the past and dished it all right back. That pretty much shut them up (it always does when dealing with bullies), and unlike some of the other reviewers, I was never banned. Still wouldn't recommend it and am not going back.