Kitakaze, good morning. Allow me to explain to you the reason for my offense, and there are probably two that stand out most to me. One, I read a post you made recently in which you stated that you wanted to "help" people who were troubled by their experience. Well, I have a professional that evaluates my mental and emotional status and treats any problems that arise. She knows my history, my family history, every issue that culminated into the reaction I ultimately had...and she does a very good job at what she does.
Now, I do not know if others who have seen this thing, whatever it is, have mental/emotional issues that they do not disclose...but if they do, I can just about promise you that them believing in "bigfoot" is much less harmful than you basically diagnosing their problems that may or may not exist. This is a skeptic's forum (and I don't like nor do I use the word "scoftic" or however it is spelled). I take that to mean reasonable, thoughtful folks. You should realize the harm you could cause in some of the things you say, particularly if you really really believe someone is having mental issues. That is not "help".
I admitted my problems. I am more than aware of them. Were I to be in some kind of denial or hallucinatory state, I doubt that I would admit my problems or even be aware of them. Were I to want to pull off a "hoax" (I think that word is used a bit loosely), or to lie, I seriously doubt that I would be willing to acknowledge other possibilites, as well as openly admitting things that could falsify my claims, if claims is what we are calling them. Maybe I would, I don't know...because I don't know how mentally ill people who are unaware they are mentally ill behave. My experience with those kinds of people is limited to only two.
To clear up the marital confusion, I was married before. He died a few short months after our divorce, and in fact he had failed to change the beneficiary on one of his policies so I had to straighten that mess out so that his new wife would get the money instead of me. No, wait. I didn't *have* to do that. I did because it was the right thing to do. Were I a person prone to lying and manipulating others for whatever reason, I again am fairly certain that wouldn't be something I would just automatically do.
As to critical thought, I have made no immediate assumptions, even after these few years have passed, as to what it is that we saw. I am still, to this day, questioning it. On the other hand, you and others immediately assumed "lie" or "hoax". One of you has the paranormal ability of spidey senses that apparently got set off. Whatever reasoning is used to justify that, regardless of past experiences with other people, you may disagree but I believe that all people are worthy of more dignity than that. Yes, that is offensive. Yes, that is insulting. No, that has nothing to do with my problems of the past year. That is simply my belief system...although in today's world perhaps that *would* qualify as a mentally unstable belief given how people seem to treat one another.
I have no other details to add. What I saw is limited to what I have already written. As to the precise area, I also wrote the truth about that...we had never been there before and haven't been there since. It was a poor choice of routes to get where we were going, but we didn't know that at the time, obviously. As for there being "bigfoot" in Arkansas of all places, it would be as much a surprise to me as it would be to anyone else, I would suppose. Arkansas.
I grew up right here, and have always remained, in the tri-state area of KY, OH, WV. I have traipsed the woods of just about every state and national forest...even some that have reported sightings before I knew they existed. I have been reading about the sightings in Ohio, and having explored something as big as the Wayne National Forest, I'd never seen or heard or experienced anything that would lead me to believe a "bigfoot" existed there. I had assumed, growing up, that if there were "bigfoot", they would be elusive creatures and so the depths of those woods would perhaps be an ideal place. What we saw on a road coming toward headlights and a moving vehicle at once altered everything I thought I was so sure of.
My husband is at work today (he is a paramedic, 24 hour shifts), and tomorrow we have to go to Pike County to take his mother to an appointment. I will talk to him about registering again, after he has calmed down. He was angry that I was upset. I have worked very hard on dealing with my problems, and when something or someone throws me back into doubt about how well I am doing, he does get angry. I think he was more upset because he had encouraged me to finally discuss this here, too. As it stands, I am to take a break from the internet period. Limit my time. He asks me to do that sometimes because I take too many things to heart...another failing on my part. At any rate, he has a short vacation coming up very soon and that would be a good time if he's interested for him to share what he saw with you. He is not an "internet person", fair warning. He doesn't like talking to people he cannot see and has little patience with forums and online communities, so I wouldn't expect his participation to be long-lived.
I know that I am noone to you, but I seriously suggest that you take into consideration what I have said about mental/emotional disturbances. If a person truly is mentally ill, and hallucinating, and unaware of it, the methods that seem to be favored here will only further drive them toward their own idea of reality. I am, I realize fully, one of the lucky ones. I have help. Professional help. I have insurance, so even though copays and deductibles add up, I can afford to get absolutely fantastic help. It has saved my life. I am also very aware of that. I have some wonderful family members that support me. But again I stress, I am one of the lucky ones. Not everyone has that. There is nothing about my mental status you could question that I don't question each and every day. But I only do so because I am aware and being treated and am making every effort to make sure that treatment works. Not everyone has that, or even has the opportunity to become aware of that. If you truly want to help people you seriously believe are deluded, you may want to consider that.
No, admitting that I DID NOT see a Bigfoot would have been therapeutic.
because we start with the premise that bigfoot does not exist. We can then scoff at your claim and dismiss it, because of course you CAN'T be telling the truth, unless you dreamt it. 
