Sometimes people are angry because they are sad

[Again]

I think that sometimes people use AIBU to release frustration. It may seem to everyone else that it's an unreasonable thing to be annoyed about. But anger or frustration at small things can sometimes be a thin veil for depression. Maybe we should just hold back on the judgement and on telling them they ABvvvvvvvvU and just let people vent or give a bit of support.

YABU

Ha ha, thanks Sambucca

they should post on the MH boards then, posting on AIBU leaves the OP wide open for a carpeting. There is even a disclaimer from MNHQ saying so on the topic.

I know what you mean about the anger as a front for depression but I still think, if you are being U and post on AIBU then you need to be prepared to be told so

YABU.

I definitely take your point nomdeplume and responding to AIBU can be very addictive, but I just wonder what is being achieved. People don't always know themselves why they are so angry. I hate to think of someone vulnerable crying away at home because we couldn't control our responses.

I posted on AIBU a long while after an incident with my DD when she was out with the CM. I was actually really upset about the incident, and I got a a load of posts equating my daughter as a future convict.
I ended up asking for the thread to be deleted and stayed off mumsnet for about a year.

I'm sorry to hear that Elf. I think it's such a shame when something meant to help us actually makes our job harder.

The danger of posting on AIBU is that you will be called unreasonable - people can't be sure of your state of mind or circumstances at any given moment, and although we could all have compassion and empathy for someone's predicament, you could still be being unreasonable.