I like being invisible because I am a private person. I read a lot of posts & choose the ones I respond to. I know what I am doing but I am no one elses business. I post & the responses I receive are so supportive....I have never found the need to become visible & have every move I make seen by anyone. I have had so much time I have needed to be away from here & once in a while during that time, I poke my nose in here to see how those I am familiar with are doing. I have never found it necessary for anyone to know when I am here. When I am in a state to be supportive, I reply. When I am in a state that I feel can use support & I know how to post about it, I do.

This forum is a private personal place for me. I am not sure how your close friend could find out who you are on a forum without knowing your ID.....I don't let people around me know that either.....I don't know how they could find out without my telling them. Only the people here know who I am & even that is our choice by not allowing our profile to be seen. I feel safe here knowing that I am the only one that can determine what I want to be known & seen about me. When I don't feel safe, I hide my profile on top of being invisible...it is all up to us what we want to be known about ourselves.

Pretty wonderful place if you ask me,
Debbie