ah - I see what you are saying now. No, that option will not do what you are looking for -- all it will do is send you emails.
There are two ways you can more easily see topics that you either started or participated in. The first is that the forum page will give you a hint by changing the icon to the left of the topic by putting a small red star in the upper right part of the icon. This means you have participated in that thread. Here's an example -- any icon you see with the small red star, I have made a post within:
The second way you can get to your topics is by using the "view your posts" link, which will return a listing of all posts that you have made: