I'd just like to chime in as someone who perhaps isn't as established here as some of you. There have been a couple of times, such as fantasy threads etc, where people have shared things, and gotten responses such as "wow" or had people comment on it, and when I post my own far out fantasy or experience it's as if people passed it by or chose not to comment on it.
Now I know I shouldn't take things personally and generally don't. Hell I don't comment on everything I read.
But if I am completely honest with myself, whenever I reveal a part of me that I wouldn't necessarily share with the outside world, I watch to see if I get a reaction from it. And if I don't, or if the reaction isn't what I wanted then it influences my future posts.
- Am I insecure? For sure.
- Is it stupid? Kinda!
- Is it rational? Not really.
- Why does it happen? I'm only human.
Anyway - it's one of the reasons I've chosen not to reveal too much about myself on the forum. I love and appreciate the way many people are able to be so open about many aspects of their lives, but I revel in the fact that while I am here, nobody knows who I am, so I can truly be myself in the areas I choose.