Telling your friends about EC.

I'm usually a pretty open person, and I've told people that I'm on a support forum. However, I don't tell them about EC, for similar reasons. I want to be able to talk openly here without having to worry about someone I know in real life knowing about it, especially since a lot of my problems are due to my interactions with other people.

 

I've told a few people I'm on a support forum for LGBT people, but I've never specifically mentioned EC.

 

Being that being an admin is a fairly significant part of my life, I do tend to talk to my friends about it, though I usually refer to EC as "the forum I'm an admin of", since I don't expect many of them would remember the name of the forum if I gave them that instead. But for my closer friends, I do tend to tell them about it. I mean, the work I do as an admin here is something I'm proud of; why wouldn't I want to talk about it?

 

Nope. For starters I haven't got many friends to tell. Plus I prefer to think of it as my escape from everything, especially since I've mentioned some very personal things here that I wouldn't necessarily want everyone to know (which is silly, since I've posted it out on the Internet for strangers to see). I struggle with feeling dishonest about not telling people I'm here though, since EC is such an important part of my life.

 

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Nobody even knows I participate in a forum at all, let alone one about being gay...

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A friend told me and I told one friend... And only one other friend knows. My main core group of friends don't know which I like.

 

Just my boyfriend. He usually only reads stuff on here when I tell him "you gotta read this!" or when I need help writing a post, so I don't have to worry about him reading something I don't want him to know. Plus he knows more secrets about me than does EC, so I guess there isn't much I wouldn't want him to see lol.

 

I've mentioned it in a generic sense. I usually refere to it as an LGBT support forum I post on.

If someone wanted to know more I would tell them, it just has never really come up.

 

Ditto, i've never mentioned this place by name... this is my place

Although, if I knew somebody was struggling I'd point them over here in a heartbeat.

 

I'e told a couple of people about it, but not many.

 

Yes, I do. Actually a friend told me about EC way back in 2008 and I decided to join. And since then one of my other friends decided to join.

 

No, I haven't. I did tell one or two friends that I'm on "an international LGBT forum" but I make sure I never actually mention the name EC. I want to be able to post here whatever I want without having to worry about one of my friends finding out about it. It's like some kind of safe haven.

 

I don't bring up EC with my friends, I'd rather not have to worry about friends/family reading my posts. If someone asked however, I'd happily point them towards EC. Not sure if I'd be open about the fact that I'm a member though...and if I was, I probably wouldn't disclose my username.

 

No I don't tell my friends about EC. I don't think I'd feel as safe if they knew.

 

Well...no one I know offline knows I'm gay...but I do have one online friend who's gay that I didn't meet on this site...but I haven't told him about it. Even if I did know someone who knew about me, I don't think I'd tell them since I've written some really personal stuff on here.

 

i told the transwoman director of TransActive a Portland youth trans support group because I want teens who are trans and scared to have an annonymous option to talk about it not just face to face. I promise when I come out fully to tell my true friends about how important and helpful to my coming out everyone on EC was.
one day this site will be well known.

 

I like this to be a forum where I can openly express my thoughts and feelings and I think it would be too awkward if my friends could read my posts and whatnot

 

Ditto. I don't think I'd ever tell my friends about EC. Although, if one of them was struggling, I'd definitely point them to EC to help them find answers like I found from EC. I'd not tell them my username or why I'm on here though. That'd still be secret from them.

I have told a couple people (who I don't know in real life) about EC because they were wrestling with a few issues and I could see that they would benefit from EC.

 

I almost told my ex- once but I am so thankful I never did I probably wouldn't want to post on here anymore.