The internet a place for people to hide with there feelings

Ive always felt I had this little world where I could remain hidden yet could talk to people about problems and listen and help too.
For 99% of the people Ive meet I feel its been a total waste of time. Ive been on for decades and feel Ive got really close to a half a dozen people.

The only sad thing when you lose touch on here you totally get cut off and I wonder whatever happened to those that touched my heart and became more than just another conversation.

In the end I feel you get to know yourself by interacting so maybe ths hasn't been a total waste of time.

Exactly...my internet friends are more closer than my real friends, they understand me in ways everyone else hasent even came cose to understanding.

^ Its not pathetic merely afraid to be vunerable... the internet gives people a sense of emotional security, where they can share they're true selves without fears of reprecussions... Its quite interesting but very dangerous...

You can hide what you want and on the flip side expose your hidden most thoughts. Ive fallen in love not once but twice but also known I was a train wreck and that it was easy to avoid those relationships actually occuring and eventually crashing.

People tell you things like there father touches them or that are bi sexual / married and feel trapped. Your can feel the despairation in some people. you can dream about someone and they never know how strong you feel about them.

Ive spoken to cutters and Muslims old men kids trans sexuals medical people soldiers you name it they are all here.

In the end Im just waffling... bored through decades of trying and listening. Ive learnt that feeling sad and down doesn't help but in the end nothing does.

One of my friends online is a late fiftyish lesbian butch with 20 cats and lives all alone on the bare essentials apart from the local kids who call her the witch. Like her my health is failing me fast.

There must be poems on here that belong to suicides or cancers or whatever. People who wrote about there fears and tragedies and are now never read. Justs memories floating in cyber space

The internet is where i can tell people things, because they don't know me. I'm not afraid, that with the truth this time, and not lies, what could destroy me. I had everyone against me once because of what one person lied about. What if it was true? I wouldn't be able to handle it. I already juggle everyone elses problems, i cant handle any of my own. I have major trust issues. Its part of who I am. I just can't bring myself to open up because of what might be. I hope one day, I will be able to get over it, but until then, i lay in waiting.

I refuse to be anything other than who I really am,What would be the point,If a person responds to you online or otherwise and it's not really you,their words mean nothing.I can't stand phonies! If I did that it would be as if I was ashamed of who I am.I'm not!

If it weren't for the internet, I would have like only two friends and not a bunch. I know it seems strange to a lot of people I make my friends online, but really, for someone as shy and socially select as me, sometimes we have more bravery behind writing than our voices.

I agree with TPAM though, it's not worth it if you're not going to be yourself.

Im not hiding my feelings! =D

im the same on here as i am in real life ^_^

Online, you can tell people how you feel without being judged by something they've already heard about you, there are no rumors, its like everyone has a clean slate... also, there are so many who've felt the exact same way and can relate to you, unlike many of your friends outside of cyberspace