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Originally Posted by Nowinners
I wonder if anyone already has because I have said things about my life that make me identifiable. It would not bother me for people to know about my struggles but I am trying to be more careful about giving specific information about others in my life. I see it as--I have a right to "out" myself but I do not have the right to talk about other peoples personal details. When I have been upset (perhaps manic?), I have disclosed more about others than I should have. That was a factor in deleting two previous accounts. Also, at 55, I am not going to get a job (like going into the military or CIA  ) that requires a security clearance or something like that. I am at a stage in my life where I want to share some of the lessons I have learned. When you are younger, you have to be more careful not to "burn any bridges" because there are so many more paths you can travel..... |
I'm also 55, haha, and relate to everything you wrote, esp about the right to 'out' myself but not other people who i feel responsible for. I've burned a lot of bridges without even realizing at the time what I was doing. I had a security clearance a long time ago for some research I was doing. Would never be able to get that again because of all of my hospitalizations and psychoses. I was a productive member of society until I wasn't anymore. Sometimes I get some long lost email from former contacts of one form or another because I have fallen off the planet and people might wonder if I am dead or alive.
I've also written too much sometimes and that might be a sign a mental disturbance or just a coping mechanism of reaching out when i am struggling.