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Usually I find it easiest to confide in strangers, or at least people I haven't met in-person and don't anticipate meeting. I've always been very closed off with my family, sometimes for obvious reasons like the strict rules I still identify with my mother. My brother is a sociopath so I rarely share with him for obvious reasons. My friends whom I'm close to I usually eventually open up to, but it can take awhile because I worry about causing them problems or having them think less of me. If a friendship starts based on a lot of openness (like one email friendship in particular that I have), then it's easier to share. I think I'm learning to be more open with my friends, though, and I'm not holding back any major secrets (though I did for a few years).
Usually I find it easiest to confide in strangers, or at least people I haven't met in-person and don't anticipate meeting. I've always been very closed off with my family, sometimes for obvious reasons like the strict rules I still identify with my mother. My brother is a sociopath so I rarely share with him for obvious reasons. My friends whom I'm close to I usually eventually open up to, but it can take awhile because I worry about causing them problems or having them think less of me. If a friendship starts based on a lot of openness (like one email friendship in particular that I have), then it's easier to share. I think I'm learning to be more open with my friends, though, and I'm not holding back any major secrets (though I did for a few years).
