The fact is this site isn't a one way street. You have the freedom and anonymity to post what you want, and this can mean you admit to or question things you'd never do so offline. But people responding have equal freedom - they can be as honest or dishonest as they like, as positive or negative as they like. That's the nature of this and many other websites.
So it's naive of you to expect all people to be on best behaviour. You throw something personal out into a crowd of random people you should always expect that some of those people aren't of a kind or generous or understanding disposition. That's not to say you should avoid expressing some secrets about yourself here, just that you should be better prepared for the odd unpleasant character.
But judging by the response on this story you don't have much to worry about. There are clearly plenty of kind and empathetic people here. Try and pay more attention to them and don't let negativity overwhelm you :)
Is it normal I've apparently made some enemies here?
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The fact is this site isn't a one way street. You have the freedom and anonymity to post what you want, and this can mean you admit to or question things you'd never do so offline. But people responding have equal freedom - they can be as honest or dishonest as they like, as positive or negative as they like. That's the nature of this and many other websites.
So it's naive of you to expect all people to be on best behaviour. You throw something personal out into a crowd of random people you should always expect that some of those people aren't of a kind or generous or understanding disposition. That's not to say you should avoid expressing some secrets about yourself here, just that you should be better prepared for the odd unpleasant character.
But judging by the response on this story you don't have much to worry about. There are clearly plenty of kind and empathetic people here. Try and pay more attention to them and don't let negativity overwhelm you :)