Deleting my account, saying goodbye.

I've changed my mind- I was thinking about it
off and on for the last week- mainly because I
Feel my anonyminity has been compromised but so what?
So what if I can't delete some posts that I'm
Embarrassed about for whatever reason( ones that
Might reveal me or those that I realize later I
Was wrong about when I tried to self diagnose)
I realize if someone knew who I was and read
every post I posted I'd look completely nuts.
Maybe I am. But I'm trying not to let that bother me.
I'm trying to work through some issues-
Mainly depression and social anxiety and past trauma
And other stressful life events - which I've
dealt with in the past with medication and may
Have to go back on but I shouldn't be embarrassed
trying to take care of my mental health.
If someone here thinks they know who imam in real life,
Then say something in real life, maybe we can make a connection-
Maybe you can learn something more about me
besides what I've written here. My issues
Do not define me.
Anyway, I'm tired and should go to bed. Stay strong everyone,
I know that's not always easy. Goodnight.

we'll miss you... great contributer to the site

Wish you the best! Come back and visit us ~Scarlett

If I am reading your post correctly, AngstyLady (reason for edit) then I'm glad you decided to stay.
How we feel about any illness we have is highly personal and it takes great strength to deal with either with, or without anyone else knowing.

It's a time when you realize who your friends are because you are right, your issues don't define you.

Whatever decision you make will be the right on for you at the right time.

hugs...

I'm glad you decided to stay. You would be missed. The heck with anyone who thinks they know you and have a problem with any of your posts, after all they wouldn't be here if they didn't have problems, too.

I think you've made a good choice for yourself and for PC.

Really what are the chances of bumping into somebody? Its like one grain of sand meeting another grain of sand on a beach. Or two different beaches. Or two different states?

Why did you risk putting personal information on the internet?

I actually had a wonderful reconnection here with a guy I went to college with & was really good friends with. One of his first dates with his wife was at my wedding. We had lost touch over the years & it's been great reconnecting. Never thought it would be here. Connecting here with people IRL isn't always bad.

I'm glad you're staying AngstyLady... and just fyi, if you've got a post that you feel is compromising your identity, you can message the moderators and ask them to delete it for you. It's probably not good to get in the habit of doing that all the time, but for the weird one-off post, they seem to be willing to do it. (I had to do that recently, I used the "report" button on the post to ask them to delete it).

I'm sorry that it had to come to this. I hate to see you go maybe you need a break so that the issue es you don't like will be forgotten.

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Glad that you've changed your mind!

Like mentioned, like a grain of sand on the beach. And besides, it's also about personal space boundaries, when it comes to sites like these.

What I mean is, if someone is reading and know you, yet not interacting with you here on PC, then they ARE disrespectful to you and your personal space , if that makes sense.

Which if that's the case, you could keep running and hiding, but that'd give them power over you, know what I mean?

yeah, I know- the problem is I had over 5 and that's the limit of posts you can delete . . . . .;(

I'm glad you stayed too. And they make it difficult for some of us to leave
I don't think I know anyone here in real life but if I did, my own instincts would guide me in just the opposite way. I'd be afraid I was intruding on their privacy or crossing some virtual boundary if I said "Hey it's me, Michael!"
I don't know the whole story of your situation though so I'm not sure if that applies. I would hope that if it ever happened that someone I know IRL began posting here and we somehow mutually became aware, that maybe we would become allies or a mini-support team IRL.
If someone who knows you IRL is making things difficult for you here then admin should be able to help with that?

Well, Iwas maybe being paranoid- but the instances when it happened was sorta weird- like one of which it felt like the lady was making a jab at me- IRL, not here- but thankfully I haven't had to deal with her since then- still wanna delete some of my posts- I don't wanna leave- but I still might sometime down the road but for now I'm gonna brave it out and stand tall and who knows, maybe it was just weird coincidences . . ..