Sharing with Strangers

I do. I have shared some very personal problems, but not often. I find it much easier to talk to someone I don't know, than to someone I do. There is a lot more objectivity, and there is always someone who has been where I am, so it makes it easier.

Yes i do. Family and friends will side with you, or against you. Strangers will look at it in both sides and tell you what they think. I try not to write about problems though. More of a real life happy moments type person.

I would never discuss intimate problems with an online community.

Of course, a good therapist doesn't offer much advice. Mostly, they listen. A lot of people feel "unheard." But it's true that "strangers know no shame."

I think it's easier to open up to people here. They dont judge you and they give their hinet opinion. I have been stabbed in the back too many times by people I thought cared. I feel much more comfortable with my friends on here.

I agree with you. Sometimes strangers come to great rescue

I share some problems here because I would like the advice and experience of others who have been through it. My respiratory problems are shared by many and I've gotten some good advice. I posted about a family matter the other day just because I don't know anyone else I can talk to about it and get some new perspective. My family talks about it but we are insulated with the problem and I wanted some fresh eyes, so to speak. I also respond to those who share things I have experience with in hopes of helping them or at least making them smile.

The fact of the matter I assume is none in the real life have a ear for them

I found talking to strangers about my problems without revealing important information is better than talking to friends. I get all the good input without blowing off my cover.

I don't have family "drama" and don't think I'd share it. ;)

It is sometimes easier to share with strangers some problems. The idea that the person is not there everyday and looking at you makes it easier to say certain things.

That's a hard question. I don't share anything too personal with friends or family. I tend to keep problems to myself. I did rant about our noisy neighbor as you may remember.

I shared long time ago and results were really great. This world is having people of every type. Helpfull people also live in. Secondly, some times only just expressing your troubling things can release your pains so I am in favour

Thats true. When we tell things to our family and friends first of all, they start judging you and telling you how crazy you're being right now and all that stuff.. I find it easy to share it with strangers rather than with the people I am really close.

I believe sometimes it's easy to share things with strangers. I think that way, you will get an unbiased opinion. Like you said, they are likely to be objective. Sometimes it's hard to talk about your problems with the people that are close to you, especially if your problems are related to them.

Yes,I do find it easier to share my personal problems with strangers,but generally I avoid it.How can a stranger solve my problem?And if can't solve my problem,why waste time unnecessarily?

The reality is - very few members here really know or met each other - even some profile pictures are not real. Therefore, with the very slim possibility of ever meeting face to face, members who need to vent would find it easier to share their stories here.

I do sometimes find it easier to share with a stranger. Because they don't know me, they have a more unbiased opinion of the situation with regard to who I am as a person. Second, I may think that family or friends will judge me for an unpopular opinion or feeling. If a stranger judges me negatively it doesn't matter as much as if my mom were to think bad of me. Third, I know that my friends and family may not give me the right advice because they love me and don't want to tell me any harsh truths. A stranger doesn't have this emotional attachment to me; thus, I may get advice that is more honest. Fourth, some of my friends and family cannot keep a secret if their lives depended on it. As a result, anything I say may get back to people whom I wouldn't want knowing what I had talked about. A stranger doesn't know these people and thus, cannot blabber it to them.