I can not imagine how fast the time goes. I have been writing here on the new SZ forum nearly five years. I think that the forum has helped me in many ways, one major benefit has been that I have been able to use my English skills and write here, because in my real life I do not need any English, well I am here in Eastern Finland near the Russian border, we just use Finnish here.
Sometimes I have also received some helpful information from other members, but just writing my thoughts and my mind here on the forum has been helpful.