Originally Posted by
DaveQ24
Guys, this is a cycling forum, not a psychology forum. I made some comments which, while true,just really shouldn't be on a cycling forum - both yesterday and in the recent past.
I sincerely apologize for that. Not only should you not have to read it, or process it, but it's really all TMI. And it doesn't reflect well on me, if someone "real world" found this, I would be really embarrassed.
I've been very selective about who knows what about my situation, but online I spilled my guts ... I guess I've bottled it all up for 51 years, and it's just spewing out like a volcano now. Healthy in ways, but not appropriate here….
So sorry again, I'm going to lay low for along time. Still struggling to find time and motivation to ride, but I need to make that more of a priority in my life. Like I said, I've been blessed with everything, but I just can't see it most days through the fog of whatever this was/is in my life. In cycling, I've been blessed to indulge my whims, with the hope that it was, and will be again, a part of my therapy and salvation.
And yes, I've taken appropriate medical steps to deal with this.
Respectfully and humbly, DaveQ.
Hi @
DaveQ
Sorry to hear about the dilemmas as you describe. The first post of yours I recall reading and taking note of your presence was in October last year, “Any secrets for lifting yourself out of a slump? Too tired to ride!,” to which I replied. I too struggle with my professional workload to find the time to ride, and cycling is my outlet. That post was a chance for me to summarize my own strategies. Since then I have regularly read your posts as I encounter them.
We have had a few conversation entre nous on the Forums, especially since,
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Again, “Hi” as a Michigan native. I have posted previously that Michiganians always seem to find each other.
I personally read BF much more for the experiential rather than materiel (hardware) aspects of cycling, and indeed wrote,
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Originally Posted by
gerv
I often recall how BF played such a vital part in getting me out on the street and in better health....
What about you? What role did BF play in getting you out on two wheels?
I have been an avid cyclist, as a lifestyle since about 1972…I happened serendipitously on Bike Forums in 2008, and it was frankly incredible to find a community that shared so many concerns I had kept to myself as a lone cyclist.
This enthusiasm has definitely increased my enjoyment of cycling. As far as improving it, what I have gotten directly from BF [include]:…the opportunity to post and literally "journal" my thoughts and activities about cycling and lifestyle (even if nobody else reads them), but which I wouldn't write down otherwise. 
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 06-13-17 at 03:51 AM.