Participating in this forum does not help me with my SA, but it helps me emotionally just knowing that there are others out there who are just like me. Sometimes someone will post something random, maybe not even about SA, and I'm like "Wow I thought I was the only one who thought about those kinds of things." The thoughts of the people here are so intelligent and insightful. I don't get to talk about those kinds of things with the people in my life. It feels good to know I'm not the only one and that I'm not weird or anything for thinking deeply sometimes.
I think this forum could be more helpful to SA if more people were willing to share their triumphs. I think there is a lot of self-pity on this website. I don't like to respond to those because in my experience, people who feel like victims don't just magically feel different after someone tries to comfort them. Usually it takes a life experience to change their point of view.
People on this forum should try to educate themselves about SA, rather than only using the information presented here. Every person is different. Different treatment methods work for different people, if at all. People are affected at different ages. Some people can overcome SA from life experiences alone, others need to actively try. Others may never find recovery.