Posted by DannaB on January 27, 2007, at 15:08:58
I've never been a very private person. I certainly don't tell people any deep, dark secrets, but I'm the sort of person who will tell my friends if I have a fight with my boyfriend or when I'm stressed out about taking out so many loans for school. I have anxiety, but one thing that really helps me is to be able to talk with others. It's just plain difficult for me to keep things inside when they are on my mind.
While I don't think this is a big deal, I wonder how you all deal with "personal" info and how you decide what to share. For example, my boyfriend and I recently went through a rough patch and I told a few of my friends about it. Now we've worked things out and I feel embarassed for making a big deal out of what turned out to be no big deal at all (which is basically the DEFINITION of my anxiety...I get more upset than is warranted). They haven't met him yet and now I'm worried that by sharing this info. they might already have developed a slightly negative view of him.
Am I just worrying too much?
poster:DannaB
thread:727205
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