Due To Your Responses-Have You Ever Regretted Posting A"Personal" Discussion?

I do not initiate personal information on any of my discussions, basically I am a private person offline as well. However I do comment with personal responses as it does helps and comforts the person with what they are asking for in the discussion. I find way too many members lately regretting their posts and after we all spend a great deal of time responding and putting forth caring effort then they have the entire discussion deleted. That is their prerogative, but they really need to think twice before doing so as it is happening a great deal lately.

I don't think I'd want to post too much personsl business on a site as big as MyLot. Think about it... there are over 200,000 peole registered on here. And that is not 200,000 of your closest friends we're talking about. I imagine there would be more than a few who could really make you pretty miserable and regretful. And from what I have read it's not an easy thing to get a discussion removed. It's not like you can just hit the delete button. I've never understood how people can just bare their souls to a roon full of strangers. I read a discussion just this morning that left me with my mouth hanging open. I just had to back out of there, wishing I had never seen it. I can understand if some one is really seeking advice for a situation, but, make sure it's not one of those skeletons that is better left in the family closet first. I do remember years ago when I was brand new to the internet, I got a little too personal with a discussion on a forum. It didn't take long for me to realize I had made a mistake. I was really embarrased and deleted every post I had ever made on there and deleted my account and never went back. I have never done that again.

For some people mylot has become a laundry-mart for them to wash their dirty linens as they feel more comfortable detailing out their personal dilemma here under anonymity. I have talked a lot about myself and shared my problems here as it clear my chest of the problems I am facing knowing that they are experienced people here who can give a word or two to make me feel better. I can never talk to people in the real world about my problems as it can spiral into a gossip that would indirectly tarnish my reputation with people I know.

hi jujunme not at my age I am way past that fear as at 84 what have I to divulge that is going to upset or excite the wrong person. and to I am in a retirement center where guests chec in and if they are kosher they are escorted out or else held for the police to take care of. lol lol. so no I have never regretted posting a personal discussion as mine are mostly about situ ations any one could have they are not sexy or titillating in any way. mostly I have told about my own marriage and my deceased husband and the child I lost, nothing that should ever backfire on me.I have never gottern unfavorable responses. the only time I got a mean response was my discussion on the expression cotton picking and the man who wanted to know when his cotten picking cotton picker would be rep aired. this smug young biatch said,"OH my God and i replied if you dislike it that much why not just bypass it.Her comment was deleted as not adding anything to the discussion and as my comment was on her comment if was deleted too.

Ive posted many. since usually mylot friends are the only people i have to talk to. i mean how sad is that? anyway, only a couple i was sorry for. but always people here have been more helpful then any off line. i mean, mylot people are mostly wonderful thoughtful bunch. ive only experienced maybe 5 or 6 mean hateful people on mylot out of thousands that have responded on many many discussions ive started and replied to here daily for 3 plus yrs.

I've posted many of these types of discussions! I don't regret any of them, although I know what you mean about receiving responses that aren't exactly helpful or relevant or understanding. I've had a lot of mean responses, a lot of inconsiderate things said, and a lot of assumptions made by people - which I did not appreciate whatsoever. But usually, for every ONE of these bad responses, I get about 4 good, legitimate responses. LOL. So I tend to just ignore the responses that i don't like, and focus on the one's I do!

Yeh that is the same here with me i tend not to tell anyone about new businesses i have or things tat i have happend sometimes not even some close friends or close family.But if there was a discussion about something that had happend to me on here for example bullying i would relate it in my real life and say it on here but as i dont see them discussions as much now i suppose i dont do that as often.

yup i would do some personal discussion sometimes