Evelyn, this is probably the sanest thing anyone has posted about Kyla
and the effect she has on this newsgroup, that I have read so far. This
is my attitude toward her exactly. And thank you for acknowledging that
we're all different and we all deal without our problems differently. If
some people are able to be stoic, or to find humor in their problems, or
to look for the positives in their lives despite their problems, then
they are blessed to have some strengths in their personal toolkit that
helps them get through life. And they should be grateful for that, rather
than dumping on someone who has not found a way to do it.

It's hard for me to understand why so many people get so upset by a
person who, for any number of reasons, is clearly not operating on all
cylinders. Sure, she gets angry and says something hostile, and then
denies it. True, she can't stop dredging up conflicts in the past.
But why take it so personally? You might as well be getting your
feelings deeply hurt because your neighborhood homeless person comes
up to you on the street, ranting and screaming at you. That's about
how personal it is when Kyla does her thing.

(I know some people believe it's a terrible thing for me to speak
honestly about what's going on here. But I don't believe in being
hypocritical, thinking one thing and saying another, or self-righteously
condemning a person who clearly *cannot help herself*. Those priorities
are 100% backwards. If you want to do good in the world, speak honestly
but non-judgementally. Not the other way around!)

We are talking about someone who:

- Suffers from constant, debilitating pain
- ** Takes narcotics on a regular basis **
- Has major emotional issues, perhaps related to the above

It has nothing to do with anyone here. Those of you who are getting
sucked into the dynamic should really just consider the source and stop
letting it get to you. We do not have to allow any one person to disrupt
the newsgroup. And if we do allow it, then we can't blame that person,
can we?

She's not my favorite poster, either, but isn't it easier to simply
ignore her, rather than to say spiteful things about her?  I gather she
has physical disabilities that give her too much time to sit posting to
newsgroups and feeling sorry for herself.  (Yes, I know there are plenty
here with similar and worse problems who don't make an issue of them,
but each of us is different, and handle our problems in our own ways.)

My number ONE reason for not posting in here anymore was b/c of Kyla.  She's
a sh*t stirrer, and it was making me sick.  And she does the SAME thing in
the Pink Floyd group.  It's "woe is me" all of the time and then she cries
that she doesn't understand.  95% of the peeps in the Floyd group can't
stand Kyla. And who knows about the other groups.

Kyla, you know EXACTLY what you're doing and I think you're one sick puppy.
Conniving should be your middle name.