Hi there!

Excellent question! I don't claim to be an internet guru, but I do know a bit about online privacy.

First of all, to answer your question. The possibility of discovery is remote, but not 0. I personally gave out my real identity voluntary on another board when manic, it was very embarrassing because I knew one person from that board IRL. And I posted some pretty horrid stuff, as you can imagine.

I was lucky it wasn't someone I worked with or lived close to. But it made me wonder. Now I have a rule. I don't give out any identifying details, example: my place of residence, professional occupation, exact age, name (duh!) etc.

I also don't use my main e-mail for this site. Because people can google your e-mail address and make a connection.

I deleted my social media profiles after episode, because I figured I can not be trusted with them I was never manic or even hypo again, so I don't know what would happen if i had a repeat performance, but I sure hope I would be better equipped to mitigate the online damage.

Also, I'd never post a picture of myself, my pets, my family members, even my favorite food on here! I might be paranoid? At least I'm not an android!