Coming Soon GSA Survey

[john]

At last the time has come for more exploration on the subject of GSA!
Questions on this subject have gone too long without answers. There has been much attention drawn to this subject due to cases of GSA that have become public due to criminal charges for those acting upon their GSA feelings. And yet nobody so far had taken a real interest to research this topic and understand the drivers, the emotions, the effects, etc- the only research to date is the one we recently posted by Dr. Greenberg, but that is still based on a limited number of respondents.

Time to hear from the experts. Those who are part of the GSA website are the experts because we are, or have been, living with GSA. And on this website we probably have as good a group of people with experience as can be pulled together now! We are the ones who can most help each other by sharing our own, often lonely and incredibly painful experiences. By documenting them, not only will we create what I think many of you are shouting for; we will hopefully also help equip professionals to be better informed and better manage situations involving GSA.

Due to my own limitations on how to do a survey and hoping someone with that knowledge would come forward to accomplish such a project, it didn't come to fruition until now. Finally, after almost 30 years, someone who has the experience and skills to do this type of work has come forward and offered to help. We are working together to get this survey out to you (IT WILL BE TOTALLY ANONYMOUS AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS WILL BE ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL- WE WILL ONLY REPORT BACK AGGREGATE RESPONSES), and want to ask for your opinions and help.

So could you please answer the following:

1. Would you be interested in seeing the results of a survey amongst us that looks at what happens, how, what we feel, what we have learned, etc?
2. Would you be willing to contribute by filling out the survey? (anonymous).
3. It should take c.30-40 minutes. Would you commit to investing that time?
4. We need about 5 volunteers to test it next week before we put it out on the website- please let me know if you would be interested ASAP. We will need your responses within a matter of days...

Barbara

[reunitedbutconfused]

yes I would gladly do this - I am in Uk & have GSA issues with H/b

[Red]

I would be willing to participate with this survey too - I'm also in the UK.

[diamondbabysis]

would like to help. Maybe help someone else make a better judgement about what to do when faced with early signs of GSA.

[otherwise_normal]

yes i would participate I am in the usa

[Tom]

Hello,
I would participate. I also live in the USA. Let me know if you want me.
Thanks,
Tom

[BarbGonyo]

To the 5 who have responded positively to the GSA Survey announcement, I thank you. My hope is that there will be many more to follow once the announcement is read.

I feel this survey is a needed and important way to know what happens in GSA from not only the beginning feelings, but the yeas following.

Education is valuable for therapists, legal matters, and famililes on all sides of this issue.

This is for anyone who has been a recepient of the effects of GSA not only to learn but to tell what has happened as a result of GSA.

So can I please ask that as many of you as read this hit reply and just answer one of the following:

1. yes participate in survey, happy to do the pilot

2. yes participate in survey, but not volunteer for pilot

3. would prefer not to participate in survey but would love to see results

4. don't think doing a survey amongst site users is a good idea.

We make out of this site what we want to, so I want to hear from you whether you want this project to go ahead and will work with me to do so.

Thank you all,
Barb G

[rita]

I think the second option for me.

[BarbGonyo]

Thank you Rita

[wanttobeheld]

for Number 1, Barb.