Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

I Have Random Thoughts

I noticed a whole bunch of people on here are basically introverts who are very impulsive. I wonder if most people here on SW are introverts seeking something to fill themselves up with they can't find outside of the cyber world.

In this cyber world it is quite easy to be yourself or not be yourself. Some are here to embrace an illusion they only wish they could find outside of this place. Some are here to just pass the time, others are here to find a friend or a special connection with somebody. All of us have different reasons for how we go about balancing a cyber world and an outside world. It is not a one size fits all dynamic.

Sometimes both worlds collide and it can be very earth shattering, a thing of beauty and fulfillment and or a thing of ugliness and destruction. The ability to touch another soul is a wonderful gift many do share in life. I wonder what people really see or seek here, if they are really honest with themselves regarding why they are here or just honest enough to be real with other people.

I guess most of us will never know the true person who is behind the other screen. It just is too hard to figure out sometimes. In a perfect world we would shed all our masks we hide behind and really be honest with ourselves and others. The truth can be a wonderful thing because it is the one thing which makes us real, yes real and imperfect human beings who are just trying to get by like most all of us try to do each and every day. SW a place of confusion, delusion and illusion? It is what you make of it and if you are lucky enough to find one person who truly takes the time to get to know the real you, it becomes worth the experience.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
SW-User
Those are great thoughts and probably pretty accurate. I am a what you see is what you get person online or offline, but I know many are not. When I first joined this site I was hoping to interact with others in a PG way because my Husband is the only other adult I ever talk to. I am a full time homemaker, and hardly ever leave my house, except for going places where I won't run into other people . I have extreme social anxiety. My Husband doesn't visit as much as I would like too, so I joined a social network. Now, though, I am here, more or less, to journal my daily happenings. Once in a while I will work on childhood memories, but mostly I just write about my everyday happenings. I am not looking ,so much, for interactions with others anymore. I have found, in my time here, that my thoughts and my way of living are so different from others, here, that I don't really fit in. That is ok, though. I have to be me ,and if that means I stand pretty much alone( outside of family) than that is how it must be. I enjoy my time here now that I have blocked enough people ,and have my settings set to non-adult, that I don't see any adult stuff. Once in a while I get to have a pleasant interaction with someone in Q&A and Stories, so that is nice too, but not necessary. Even on my many stories without likes or comments I find joy in writing them and usually some insight into myself. I guess,as you said ,this site is what you make of it.🙂