Those that know me, in person, would never classify me as a wimp. But, on PT, and in real life conversations dealing with animals, I often turn away from hurtful topics. With one exception. I do go to the Cat Memorial section. I know no matter how awful I might feel, the person posting in the cat memorial section feels worse than me.

I do notice one or two people on PT ALWAYS posting depressing/tragic threads. I avoid them. I don't need to see it to know it exists, and some people seem to get a perverse pleasure out of posting this stuff.