Hi,
Very long time lurker here (pretty much since the beginning of the nonesense).
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for keeping me grounded when I was a very young, influenceable woman.
I followed Niomi and really looked up to her in her Joe era. I was very influenced by her. I started sensing that something was a little bit off and ended up finding these threads. Although I don't always 100% agree with everything posted and can sometimes find some comments a bit harsh, I can't imagine if I had continued following her without reading you reasonable people and having you open my eyes. I imagine myself blaming the moon for my problems and it makes me cringe so hard.
I appreciated her so much that I honestly think that without you pointing to all the nonesense, I would have turned a blind eye and continued to be influenced by her and would have thought that was the road to happiness. I would not have understood that it's normal for me to not have endless hours to spend at the gym per day, since I work a full time demanding job. I would have believed that restricting my & my significant other's food the way I used to was inspirational. I actually started following therapy last year for my food restrictions because you opened my eyes.
So, in the name of all the young influenceable young women that have fortunately found these threads when they needed to, thank you.
Now I'll be back lurking in the "shadows" haha