Quote Originally Posted by barbiegirl View Post
Not in regards to the smoking thread, but in general I think there is a lot of over-sensitivity here. Most notably when people post opinions on non-emet related topics that differ from someone else's. So many people take something as basic as someone voicing a different opinion as a personal attack, then have temper tantrums, start "I'm leaving" *foot stomp, sob* or similar threads and are inevitably back within a week or two. While moderately amusing, the whole charade is rather predictable and a little pathetic.
A lot of the same goes on with emet-related stuff too. I'm guilty of being a little oversensitive sometimes, but I've never pulled the "I'm leaving, you guys suck" then coming back again in a few days, mostly because I get more support here than I've had confrontation, and I've made some of the most amazing friends on here.

And Kailey, I completely agree. Personally, I think too much hand holding and coddling is pretty much the definition of feeding a phobia, it makes it seem like theres actually something to be scared of. I specifically asked my mother to stop pandering to my fear, and it's helped a LOT!