I've had more trouble writing in my journal since people I know in RL became friends. For a while there, I had a nice bunch of LJ friends who had no idea who I was in RL. Then some of them turned into RL and LJ friends. Then some RL friends found me. And while it's been wonderful to reconnect, and while the RL friends I've made here have been amazing and wonderful, it makes it harder to write. I don't post much, if anything, publicly anymore (especially after I told a story one time, and the friend in question popped in anonymously and said, "Hey, that was me!" even though I haven't talked to her in person for going on two decades).
I generally posted in LJ to clarify myself, to post a picture of who I am. Sometimes, that involved other people who now read me, and then I have to worry about what they think. Sometimes, I don't want someone who knows me in another way to get that inside insight. Sometimes, it's just weird.
So yeah, I get what you mean. Maybe filters would help?
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Date: 2014-03-16 05:50 pm (UTC)I generally posted in LJ to clarify myself, to post a picture of who I am. Sometimes, that involved other people who now read me, and then I have to worry about what they think. Sometimes, I don't want someone who knows me in another way to get that inside insight. Sometimes, it's just weird.
So yeah, I get what you mean. Maybe filters would help?