How open are you on these forums?

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I am pretty open. I hide little. There are a couple things I can think of that I hold in reserve but would probably share if asked directly.

How about you? Do you hold back with sharing or are you an open book?

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I hold some back.

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I used to say almost everything that passes in my head. It made me uncomfortable so I share less now.

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I don’t share everything. I’m too ashamed

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I share a lot but I hide some stuff. I wouldn’t write every humiliating or embarrassing thing that happens to me. And there’s a lot.

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Im honest about everything i write
But
I am not allowed to share everything because of the rules
Im learning to be careful not to trigger people

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I don’t share everything

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I’m kind of an open book but I try to keep some personal things and gross habits to myself.

So yes, even with a joker like myself there is a little bit of filter going on.

I do enjoy sharing things like my thrift shop finds and shirts and stuff like that because I’m a firm believer that people on a tight budget still have the right to look nice.

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I don’t share much … that’s how I am irl too…

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We all know that you have ketchup and mayonnaise on ice cream.

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I feel that this is one of the very few places i can be filly open as everyone here would know what i’m talking about. I just don’t like burdening my partner with this sort of information.

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LOL! I used to always give one of my sisters a hard time because she liked ketchup and cheese sandwiches. The joys of being a poor kid.

:joy:

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I get mental stimulus from writing and reading here

You guys are good company!

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Thank ya ma’am. I think you’re really cool too.

:+1:

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I share a decent amount of stuff…

Some stuff I obviously keep private/don’t share here though

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I feel more honest here than I can be irl, this place allows me to just be me honesty and all.

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I pretty hold back not because I am not open just because of my poor English skills. I need to try harder to use this second language and to feel the freedom of speech.

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Somewhat open. I try to keep things lighter.

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Okay, I’m not as busy now.

  1. I was once cyberstalked through these forums so I’m careful to make sure my full name never shows up in them. Don’t want someone finding me here through a search engine.
  2. Same goes for the names of my wife and kid.
  3. I do have bad days like everyone else, but I try not to dump them here as I find the place is negative enough without me venting my spleen. I try to limit myself to sharing the more positive things (not always successful here).
  4. I avoid going into the specifics of delusions and hallucinations I have / have had. They’re honestly not that original or that interesting. What I like to talk about and what I like to hear others talk about is how they overcame positive and negative symptoms. If a new approach or med is working for others, I want to hear about it in case it’s something that could work for me.

I think that’s it.

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nope, I don’t hold back anything…all my secrets , all my delusions I have shared on here over the years…

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