Hi luvyrself,

It can be a challenge when reading a thread and trying to offer advice that you feel can help the OP. Truth is though this is a mental health forum so often it may be helpful if you look at the person's profile page and take a look at their statistics to see what other threads they may have posted that can give you more information about them.

That being said, I admit that I myself don't always do that every time and can find myself getting a reaction of "well don't you know this person is XYZ" when I just don't. It can just be more helpful though when knowing a little more about the person and that way posting isn't just all about "self and self experience and feelings and values".