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Sharing is Good, But How Much is Too Much?
Exploring the line between sharing and oversharing.
When it comes to striving to live the best life I can live, and following my passion as a writer, I share a lot of things with you, my reader. I’ve recounted a number of stories about my life, and anecdotes from my experience.
One of the things I have learned in working to be a better writer is the need to connect. If you do not feel a connection with me, odds are I cannot and will not hold your attention. As such, the story will be ignored and any idea I want to share unseen.
For a large portion of my life, I was not good at letting people in. The primary reason was, this will likely not be a surprise, fear. The fear in question was threefold — fear of judgment, fear of rejection, and fear of abandonment.
While I am better at addressing my fear and sharing myself, I still hold back. Partially this is because I still struggle with these fears…and partially I am concerned about what happens if I let you in too deep. Not just you, but anyone, really.
This, too, is a fear. If I let someone in too deep will I give them the power to destroy me?
The folly of expectation
All of these fears are based on what I call the “what if?” principle of self-doubt. Simply…
