The Good, the Bad, the LiveJournal

[richardoson]

Livejournal has been my release, and my tendril to the world letting you all know that I actually do have thoughts and feelings behind my facade of careful control. But more than all that, it has also been my sounding board to myself, and the advice and support I receive is phenominal. But last night I also heard about the downside of having a

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[chainmaile]

I obviously don't know the whole story, but if a 'friend' is considering doing you physical harm because of something your wrote, I'd say they probably aren't a friend.

[richardoson]

That is possible, but I have been learning lately that many problems are due to miscommunication rather than much of anything else. That is the reason for my offer to talk open and honestly. I don't really fear physical harm, as I doubt it would come to that. But there are other types of harm besides physical.

[psy]

I generally don't censor my posts much at all. But I also tend to concentrate on writing about MY feelings and MY experiences. I don't write about other people much. When I do need to just vent my feelings and want to write them down and they're all agro about somebody else, I make that a private post--even my friends don't see it. No chance of drama that way. And when I'm talking about relationship issues I'm having with other people, I usually discuss it in the abstract--so it's about my issues with relationships in general, not about my relationship with any individual person in specific. But I do leave those public. And often the people I have relationships with read those and it can be helpful for them to see what I'm pondering in my private moments.

[richardoson]

Very good advice. I haven't yet played with the options of public and private with LiveJournal. Though my favorite posts, and those that have helped me the most were accounts of my thoughts and feelings instead of actual events in my life involving other people.

[crystal_shard]

I am sorry to hear of your troubles. I can understand them though. I use livejournal to post ideas and rants, but that is because I am not a very public person. I admire that you post so many of your feelings in your journal. I am just too scared to do so. My feelings are private for the most part. I envy that you have the courage I lack. Every once in awhile I will post something that is how I am really feeling, but not often. Remeber that this is your journal. You can do whatever you want in it. I think that your friend should have talked to you first before flying off the handle, but that is between the two of you. I hope things get better for you soon. *hugs*

[richardoson]

Thank you for the very kind sentiment. I firmly beleive that you have the courage to do damn near anything you wish to do, but I respect what you choose to make public verses what you don't.

I expect that things will work out fine, as I am not challenging anyone, but simply attempting to diffuse a situation and make things right by extending the line of communication before things get out of hand.

[mulaki]

you should write whatever you want to. fuck them, whomever they may be!

don't make me open a can of whoopass on them, i'll get my bat!

[richardoson]

Ha, I just had the visual of Pat and his miniature wooden bat screaming out the window of his CRX. :) Thanks Pat, I appreciate you very much.