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It's a shame that there aren't more people identifying with this group. The irony of a group of people afraid to open up to others having few--if any--active members is not lost on me. Still, if ever there was a forum where one should feel relatively...

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ordinaryMe · 31-35, F

Anonymity is a very interesting tool that can be used to harm people but it also gives people a chance to take off the mask, look at things from a deeper, more honest perspective and share their conclusions, hoping other people can learn from their experience.
This website gives people a chance to say what they think and how they feel without having to put their face next to the words that come out from underneath their fingers. It's a sense of reassuring freedom.

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ordinaryMe · 31-35, F

People who smile the most are usually the ones that actually cry on the inside. That is the sad and ultimate truth.
I'd like to think that talking in here can be a good kind of practice for the outside world. Of course, the outside world is much more judgmental and it is much more terrifying to jest show your true colours but I refuse to believe it's impossible. I believe if someone works hard for it, they can make it happen

otto78 · M

It's possible. I've been fortunate enough to see it happen, to even experience it for myself. But I've only felt comfortable, confident, doing it once--and that was only because of the special little community of people I was with. I genuinely trusted them and they did not betray that trust. Unfortunately, that community was short-lived. I miss the security and safety I felt when I was with them in that time and place.

Perhaps I can regain some of that through this online forum. With people like you.

ordinaryMe · 31-35, F

Trust is a difficult thing to come by. It needs to be earned and proven. It is understandable you have a fear of opening up and sharing what's inside your head with people - it is the very core of who you are. Sharing a part of you is not easy, especially when it can meet with rejection. Taking small steps in that direction can help.

I am here if you need to talk to someone.

NiteRaven93 · 31-35, M

Definitely would. Especially since I feel the same way. On the internet it's easy but in the real world it's hard to open up to people. You never know if they're gonna stomp on your heart or actually care about you