Secret confessions
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docevi1

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10,430 posts

277 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

How very sad there are so many people with regrets and illness in the world.

nervous

24,050 posts

259 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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jesus. now THAT is depressing.

minimax

11,985 posts

285 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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that's life chap.

nervous

24,050 posts

259 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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i know, but god. those poor people.

for fear of sounding trite, puts your own stuff into perspective. and there was me feeling miserable cos theres nothing on the telly and im all out of fig rolls.

docevi1

Original Poster:

10,430 posts

277 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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not if you look at the other way - finally telling someone of their secret, admitting it to the world will help the person involved.

It was said on here, I think by Gazboy, that some people simply don't have someone in their lives who they can go to with a problem. Someone who they can't simply say "help" to. If they find help by admitting to themselves and a postcard and then secretly to the world, where is the depression - they are getting help.

As for the depressing the reader, its not for us specifically and can help some people by saying "there is someone else suffering the same"

>> Edited by docevi1 on Thursday 21st April 22:21

nervous

24,050 posts

259 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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thats a very good point, well made.

edited to add: i hope i didn't sound flippant, i meant no disrespect. i just really feel for those poor folk (having a bit of a tough time myself at the mo, so i guess i empathized rather than sympathized). anyway, apologies if i seemed unsympathetic, it wasnt my intention.

>> Edited by nervous on Thursday 21st April 22:27

Twincam16

27,647 posts

287 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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I know a lot of this is depressing and puts us all in proportion, but I can thoroughly agree with this one:

nervous

24,050 posts

259 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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cant see that TC16

docevi1

Original Poster:

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cymtriks

4,561 posts

274 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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Just an observation...

Why do these people go to such lengths to decorate their secrets?

If you wanted to tell a secret would you decorate it as these guys have?

Some sadoes might just be trying to get their "art" featured on the site!

These confessions aren't that uncommon. You probably know people that have very similar, or equally bad, issues in their lives.

I've known people blame themselves for the death of friends, confess to affairs, keep terminal illnesses a secret, blame their children for their failures in life.

Tip: be nice to people, you don't know what's eating them inside, you might make a real difference.

I'm surprised that there aren't more sexual/relationship confessions as this type of issue is fairly common.

Twincam16

27,647 posts

287 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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nervous said:
cant see that TC16


Can't see the picture or can't see the point?

I agreed with it because I frequently feel like that and I'm sure others do too - you lie about how you feel to keep conversations positive, and the more superlative you make it, the chances are the less realistic you're being.

docevi1

Original Poster:

10,430 posts

277 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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Twincam16 said:

nervous said:
cant see that TC16



Can't see the picture or can't see the point?
it's not showing up unless you have it in cache hence me posting the link

Twincam16

27,647 posts

287 months

Thursday 21st April 2005
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OK, in that case it's the 'How Ya Doing' card, a few from the top on the opening page.

Rob_F

4,153 posts

293 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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It's this one that really moved me:

"For years i'd hurt myself so that he'd notice me"

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Excellent.

Theres nothing like the misfortune of others to make you feel good about yourself...

M@H

11,298 posts

301 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Plotloss said:
Excellent.

Theres nothing like the misfortune of others to make you feel good about yourself...


Very true..

..now where are my crayons

M@H

11,298 posts

301 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Plotloss said:
Excellent.

Theres nothing like the misfortune of others to make you feel good about yourself...


Very true..

..now where are my crayons

maxf

8,443 posts

270 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Very sad stuff - and a few I could really sympothise with (and not the gay sex at church camp one ).

neil.b

6,546 posts

276 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Group Hug is still the original and best.

Not read it for a while, that's this afternoon sorted then.

http://grouphug.us/

Edited to say : some content is very NSFW


>> Edited by neil.b on Friday 22 April 11:54