is it normal disappointed me.

Sometimes I write stories out of curiosity here, nothing personal or outrageous, usually just things that I'm wondering. A while ago I submitted a story because I needed advice. I truly needed help. Desperate, I came here posting my story expecting for someone to help me. But nobody did. Weeks passed and nobody commented on my story. Not once. I soon lost hope and deleted it. My story was not long or offensive or troll-like. Hell, I've seen real troll posts and even those receive advice. I always try my best to give advice and help others and the one time I truly needed help I felt like the world gave me its back. I did not expect is it normal to give me its back too.

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  • Now that you have our attention (and we feel sympathetic) why not ask again?

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    • To be honest, it doesn't matter anymore. It was one of those times where I had to learn how to deal with things on my own. It's what I learnt from it. I appreciate everyone here and their effort.

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  • All of my stories end up the same way. Either no comments, or just 3 or 4 and even they're not very helpful. It's futile really. We're asking advice from people just as messed up (or even moreso) than ourselves. It's like asking people trapped in a canyon how to get out of one.

    And the people we do need to hear from (normal people I suppose) never have any incentive to join this site because they're normal!

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    • speak for yourself. im a normal teenager i have lots of friends and do what normal ppl do. the only diffrence is that i have a deep dark secret about myself that nobody knows so thays how i found this i was just looking for a way to get out of it. most "normal" ppl have a dark secret they just dont have curage to ask for help or they seek it in other places

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    • But I see posts that receive lots of comments and very helpful advice.

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  • Unfortunately, we get so many troll posts or stupid kids seeking attention, that now every post is treated as a troll post and every new user is now treated with suspicion.

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    • I am aware of this.

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  • You may just be the victim of unfortunate timing. Sometimes this place is overloaded with posts and not every one of them gets read by someone who has advice for it. Likewise, you're title may not have been an attention getter. Try editing a little and submitting it again.

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  • I just cried out of my penis.

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  • That's a downside of people posting things with the pretence of them being real. We're all so worn down by it, nobody trusts that a story is true any more. IIN hasn't turned its back on you; we just couldn't see your story through the forest of fakes.

    If you still need advice, I'm sure we'd like to try and help.

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  • Well, sometimes I don't have the time to respond to every story and to be honest, there are many stories in which I do not give any advice because they are outside of the realm of my knowledge. I try my best not to talk out my ass here and it just so happens that if your story was outside of my ability to answer as well as I could, then I did not comment. I'd rather give no advice then horribly shitty advice.

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  • The Title of your IIN question should be brief and somewhat descriptive.
    Titles like: 'I need help' or 'IIN that this happens', may not be inviting enough to capture members who may have good advice or experience in the specific area you are asking about. Try to make your title more in line with the help and answer (Yes or No) you need, eg 'IIN my relationship broke up'.

    Phrase your questions clearly
    From 'Community Guidelines' http://isitnormal.com/help/community-guidelines

    There are two ways to ask your questions here on IIN (Is It Normal) and for each there is a right way to ask so that you get the most helpful responses.

    Stories: The most common way to ask. Remember that people will be voting on your submission to help you determine how normal it is, so you have to phrase your question in a way that makes it clear to the reader what they're voting on. When they're voting "yes" or "no", it has to be to the question "is it normal?". If you end your post with a different question, the voting will be confusing to the reader, and your results will not be as useful or interesting to you or the community. So, put yourself in their shoes and imagine yourself voting on your own submission. Will it make sense? Will you know what you're voting on?
    Polls: Polls are more flexible, but have their own nuances. Just like stories, the key is to make sure that the person voting has clear choices to make. Do your poll choices cover all the different options clearly? If appropriate, did you leave people an "other" choice to make if they don't happen to fit in the other buckets you provided?

    Be aware that IIN normal members provide their time here freely (either by asking questions/polls or by answering them)
    The site is 'community' based, where members help each other and continue to provide personal opinion on the subject of Is It Normal or not.
    Immediate support and answers should be sought by your local professional doctor; or medical practitioner or relevant certified support officer. These external areas CAN be expected to help you live a normal life.

    Since your IIN question is not relevant anymore (resolved or obsolete) then you could have even replied to your own topic and stated the answer.
    Topics at IIN should be thought as helping others too that may have the same question and require an answer. Your experience in this could have helped them.

    Finally, your feedback is important, even negative feedback. I would hope that generally people have a positive experience here, and THAT feedback could ALSO be posted in a topic. eg IIN Helped Me :)

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  • I feel disappointed in myself that I didn't try help now :( sorry ! *hug* :( x

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  • I'm sorry this happened. I rarely write personal stories because I have had the same experience as you. And the people who take your story and change the context make it worse.

    I don't think you are looking for advice, just a chance to vent a little. Go ahead. We can all be self absorbed at times and forget that this is a place to offer advice, not just our egos. Please don't take it to heart.

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  • Thank you, everyone who commented.

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  • I'm sorry :( That really sucks. Like Justsomejerk said, why not try asking now in a reply?

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  • What was the question?

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  • Try giving your story a sexually suggestive title. That gets a lot of attention on this site.

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  • Yeah it's normal. You may also notice rude comments being thumbed up 10 times and the helpful or nice comments ending up on the bottom. I once defended a poster because I gave them the benefit of the doubt, and I honestly believed their story could be true, but I was thumbed down and humiliated! ;P It may have very well been a troll but I've written and submitted truths that no one has believed.

    This is why I come here for a laugh mainly. ^^

    I also agree with dom180.

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  • Well, they definatly replied to this one! :D

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  • I have only limited time I can be on here.

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  • That is what happens when it gets put in the Adult section.

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  • Wow look how many people want to help you now. We are all still here for you xoxo

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  • that made me cry thats just sad....:'(

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  • as long as you make it short and sweet and somewhat interesting, you should get some replies.

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  • Maybe nobody found it interesting, not to sound rude, but it happens sometimes. You have to make it grab people's attention, almost like a book.

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  • have it once more .... now im sure you'll have a bundle of advices ,,... this is where you will find alot of suggestion but may be yours didnt came into attention or may be it was confusing...DO TRY AGAIn you'll surely be helped with it....

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  • I like this website, mostly everyone except 'necrocene' is nice

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  • If it was something quite serious maybe we felt we shouldn't answer unless we knew exactly what to say to help :/ We all feel bad now :(

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  • "I always try my best to give advice and help others and the one time I truly needed help I felt like the world gave me its back. I did not expect IIN to give me its back too."
    Unfortunately, this often happens in real life. IIN may be a virtual life but this one thing it has in common with reality. People are people and life is life. Virtual or real, still people and life.

    Why not post it again though? Here or on other sites? (But bearing in mind that the best way to prevent disappointment is to reduce expectations.)

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  • Normal mate, I've been fucked over a couple of times too. I thought it was coz I dont suck admin bollz.... Maybe I'm wrong? I also had member chat too then they stopped that too? What the lord hath giveth! The lord shall taketh.

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  • Yes I feel just like u do it's so annoying!

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