POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.

The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Everybody please tick this one so we have a count of participants - thank you
150
20%
To get help with my cpap therapy
138
18%
To help others with their cpap therapy
99
13%
To get help with any other problems
37
5%
To give help wherever I can
84
11%
To entertain, smile, and relax
40
5%
To relax, be entertained, and have a laugh
73
10%
To keep abreast of OSA medical developments
112
15%
To practise patience, tolerance and kindness
28
4%
To practise being a Troll
3
0%
 
Total votes: 764

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by Sleepyhead22 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:44 pm

BrownEyes wrote:this poll is not right cause, well me basically i come here for all the reasons except the last option of being a troll

but please remember, Trolls are just like the Devil. they come and take on many forms at different times
There is a little troll in all of us.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by Sleepyhead22 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:53 pm

There is a little troll in all of us.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by jazzer4 » Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:14 pm

People helping people. That's why it's so upsetting when trolls post as they're not here to help anyone.
It's a way to give back because you were helped so much here.
And it's people you get to know even though you never met them.
It's the support!!!

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by jonquiljo » Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:18 pm

The most advances in sleep medicine and its control. It may seem that a forum is not the first place to go, but I've found that it is. You can pick up on the most unheard of things here - thing that would take you forever in the outside world to find - if ever.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by jnk » Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:45 pm

It's good to see you posting, mars.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by ZQuest » Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:41 am

Very good poll,myself i'm not really too worried about Troll's on this forum, as a newbie to cpap and for the short amount of time that i have been a member of this forum,I've notice that there is too much experience,knowledged and above all Care from the other member's to allowed TROLL"S to give any real il advised to us newb's,and for that i am trully thankfull to you all



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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by Madalot » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:08 am

I keep coming back because there is so much information here and so much to learn. The information I got from the people here was/is paramount to my getting to where I am in my treatment. I will be forever grateful to the people here for taking the time to help me learn and help me understand what in the heck was going on with my therapy.

There are so many wonderful, kind and beautiful people here that I consider friends. It makes me feel good to connect with these people.

As far as trolls are concerned, they are very annoying and I can't help but wonder why they feel the need to cause problems on a forum such as this. But, I sometimes think back and remember a book called "The Nibble Theory" which explains why some people do things like this. And when I think about that explanation, I can't help but feel sorry for the trolls that feel a need to disrupt a wonderful place like this.

I agree they need to be stopped, but they also deserve our pity.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by Shellie_p » Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:32 am

I Know I come and go, but i'm not really a huge forum person anyhow.
This place for along time now has helped me through a couple of rough spots and really taught me allot on how to handle my apnea. And I am tremendously gratefull for that.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by BigAn » Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:27 pm

Playing it forward

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by elena88 » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:07 pm

I would have quit the first month if it wasnt for you guys and gals.

THANK YOU!

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by chunkyfrog » Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:16 pm

I didn't join up until 4 months after I got 'hosed'.
Thank goodness, I lurked early enough to get me a data capable machine.
Thanks to all you nice folks for all the good info--even when you didn't know me yet.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by sleepyb » Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:23 pm

Great post. I found this site when with my first machine and mask I was having terrible problems. I read and read and even through my sleep deprived muddled brain some of it soaked in. Because of this site I now have a data capable apap that works great, Masks that (usually) don't leak, and some actually pretty good nights. It seems like every time I go on this site I learn something new that helps with some problem that I'm having. You folks are great.

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by postitnote » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:03 pm

I come back every 4 to 6 weeks just to see if anything has changed. Also I suppose to see if E has resolved anything. Haven't been here since probably Thanksgiving and it looks like there was a recent solar storm again. Sad.

I had an issue with my machine the other night and my first thought was to post here and ask a question. I decided not to because it just would have got some people going again.
Morbius, are you bored?

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by Julie » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:45 am

I suggest just letting this baited one go back to where it belongs...

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Re: POLL: The Reasons I Keep On Coming Back To The Forum

Post by Noctuary » Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:51 am

I come back in the futile hope that I will find something that will actually make me feel better.

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