The worst thing about getting involved is
The worst thing about getting involved is
"I'm starting to bore my family and friends. It's just not
as interesting to them as it is to me!"
"Time is not enough and lack of knowledge plus the slow methods
of making a difference are challenges. We are not just a tick in
the box at some government department and need all the help and
assistance, without being talked down to or felt to be a burden to
the active process."
"I can’t think of any ‘worst thing’ – other than the initial
‘heart sink’ at the volume of papers that land on the doorstep in
advance of meetings!"
"Frustration because of getting tired, I want to do more and my
energy levels are depleted very quickly! My brain’s exhausted
when I get involved, sometimes for days afterward!"
"Can be the time commitment. Preparation for meetings
sometimes involves mountains of paper."
“The odd person who thinks you are just a middle class
do-gooder.”
“That sometimes you're in a minority of one and expressing a
view that may make life more difficult for the researchers.”
“There are no real down sides to getting involved although the
amount of paperwork can be a bit daunting. Deciding what to keep,
what to destroy and how to destroy it (some information being
confidential) can sometimes be problematic.”
“Nothing I can think of.”
