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But I think that sharing on an online community like this can be very helpful, at least, it is for me. Having an anonymous identity for some reason makes it easier for me to share.

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Welcome to PC! Being able to come here, and knowing that no-one else knows who I am and cannot identify me is what helps me to share at all! I have told my t that I belong to an online community but that is all that she knows. I would love to spread the word about PC but I am too scared that someone who knows me will come on and figure out who I am! Being anonymous means that I can open up without the fear of rejection, hurt or...?embarrassment? (Yes, I am struck by the whole mental health stigma thanks to my family- when I was 6 and my father had his breakdown the word 'mental' was banned from our vocab; the stigma is 'in my mind' and I probably the only one affected by it lol).