Looking for some advice...
This will be a little rambly but I really, really need help with this one. It’s driving me crazy.
I’ve always tried very hard to keep my online life separate from my real life. I don’t let people I know read my fanfiction and I keep them all off my blog. My livejournal account is basically my safe place; it’s helped me deal with a lot of crap and I really think I’m much better off than I was a year ago when I didn’t have one. I need it to stay safe.
Recently, I found out that one of my friends accidentally stumbled across my account. He read one of my stories and now knows exactly where to find the others, and while he’s promised not to read more (and I do believe him), it still feels kind of… contaminated.
I’ve always said that in this case, I would abandon my account, possibly delete it, and start fresh without any connections so I couldn’t be traced back. But I actually kind of like having friends on here and, well, I’m in the middle of a couple of verses that I want to continue. I’ve thought about just starting a new blog but leaving a trace from one to the next so people could find me and I could continue things, because it’s really the physical presence on this account that’s bugging me, but I really do like my account and that seems like a big hassle.
Another option is to simply delete the one story he read (an old one that I’m not overly fond of anyway, so not a huge loss), because that’s the part that feels worst, which would keep my account mostly intact and probably get rid of most of the unsafe feelings. Alternatively, I could do nothing and hope it goes away. But it’s been over a week and I still feel uncomfortable.
So. Four options. Delete/Abandon the account and start from scratch, continue working from a new username but stay connected, delete that one story (‘Standard Affair,’ for the record), or do nothing (but that probably won’t work).
I would appreciate any advice or support anyone has on this subject. I’m not sure if I’m describing it effectively, or if I just sound silly, but… meh. I’ve felt really unsafe the last few days because of this.