Anna, I haven't responded to your posts, mostly because your posts leave me indifferent and mostly uninterested. But this one I must comment on, as it's part of a wierd trend. Lots of people, SPs and pooners alike are using the board as some kind of open forum to discuss their lives outside of the hobby and I don't get it. It's not directed at you, just a comment in general about these types of posts.
These boards are no place for real world information. Pooners and other SP's in general don't care if your friend is having a hard time, or your dog died or your cousin ran off with his sister. The vast majority are here to get laid, or to make money getting laid. You will get comments of support to be sure from the odd suck-up or guy with a crush, but mostly, guys like me will see you post and never ever book with you.
If this is true, what on earth would possess you to share it with your customer base? It's bad for business. No one wants to see a depressed SP and what SP wants to see a pooner who needs therapy? You say you run to close friends for help. If the boards are your idea of close friends, I feel sorry for you.
It's bad/sad enough when the posts are true, but some of the sympathy BS has been false, like I have cancer or my relatives got killed. Folks, get some real world friends or see a counselor about this kind of crap. It doesn't belong here, at least in my opinion.