What aspect of yourself makes you most nervous to share?

Hm, I should have made it multiple choice voting... Yeah, I would so check more than one myself.

Mostly my personality. I don't 'fit' into the mainstream because I come from an intellectual/creative direction rather than a social direction. I can associate with other geeks/nerds/outcasts, but 'normal' people are a mystery to me and they tend to scoot away, even before I open my mouth.

I sat for a while thinking about this one. I'm not really nervous to share anything of these sorts and I couldn't think of an other option. But, I chose in my past. It's not that there are things in my past that I would not admit or that I think I'd be nervous to tell others-my entire past is part of the person I am proud of being. It's that there are things that have happened to me that I think there comes a certain amount of stigma with-certain traumas. I don't want to get special treatment or be treated as fragile when I'm not. I'm stronger for everything I have gone through, not weaker. Hopefully that makes sense.

My personality, really. I'm really weird. I'm 23, but I like things like Twizzlers and stuffed animals as gifts. I like Ring Pops instead of real jewelry and origami.
My mom and dad are openly disgusted by my weirdness and openly want me on medication.
I like who I am, but I wish more people could mesh with my weirdness I guess.
When I'm with my high school "friends" I have to pretend I'm a different person and it makes me unhappy

I'm a big sensitive baby who likes lovey dovey anime.

My body, I'm just now coming to grips with my height. It won't go away and I have long legs. I just wanna be cute and delicate so bad.

My general insecurities. My really close friends know me really well, and know all the weird quirks about me and what kinds of things I let get to me sometimes when I know I shouldn't. I can get a little paranoid sometimes, but in the past I've found that paranoia to be justified, so that doesn't really help anything really, lol. Overall, I'm pretty "I am who I am and anybody that doesn't like it can suck it," but there are a few things I keep from people who I'm not really close to.

For me, it's definitely my struggles with mental illness. Even though I take care of myself and have everything under good control I worry that people's opinion of me will change once they know. This means you all know now. Ugh. My stomach is in knots.

I am mouthy and I tend to speak before I think. I am also brutally honest. If you ask me if that dress makes you look fat and it does, I will say yes. Why sugar coat it when you look like crap and I know you can look better.

I used to be afraid of telling women that I am a Christian. I'd been attacked (verbally) a few times in university when people discovered my faith or my position on some issues. I tend to keep my values to myself, so naturally, I avoided any discussions of a philosophical nature until I was sure that my date was open-minded.

Awwww love to all you people for sharing!

Chilipepper - I can so totally relate! Right now I'm in a city where people I could get along with are about 10% or less of the population. I'm far too educated and socially liberal for people around here. I want to have discussions on social constructs, holistic health care, musical theatre, anime, and underground music. I miss my college town.

Lauren - I understand. () I think people with tough events in their past tend to become the strongest and bravest people. Those who have had it easy don't know what they will be like in the heat of the moment when things go wrong.

Illusional - Hehe as said above, I'm pretty abnormal for people I'm surrounded by. My family thinks I'm basically a government conspiracy fanatic, atheist, communist hippie or something. And oh my god I agree with the body thing! I always felt little and delicate and being a BBW just doesn't fit with my inner identity.

awhirlwindlife - I agree with Jobthingy. There are so so many people who deal with mental illness past and present. I was/am depressed and a self-injurer since I was 12. EF is one of the only reasons I haven't slipped into total darkness after my life came crashing down. I definitely don't judge on that.

Yoda - Awww I'm so sorry. It's usually the people who are anything other than christian that have that fear but definitely in the right environment, that can hurt too. But I bet it's made a more understanding, accepting person and anyone who respects your views is worth keeping around!

I am mostly pretty open. But there are many aspects of me that make me nervous about sharing.

I have a specific learning disability and I've been scared to share that, even when it probably would have been wise to.

There are things I wish I could be open about, but I know someone will jump on me for my beliefs, particularly most of my family. It gets scary. But even people on "my team" are quite opposite of me in some areas. I feel alone sometimes.

I seriously get scared when some elders from my past want to know what I've been up to. Some have made me feel like I'm wasting my life because I didn't get a typical college education. Even if I am doing what I want, even though I study some things quite fervently, they aren't happy until I have a degree. I like these people, but I want to avoid them more and more.

I am usually not scared to open up in social situations with new people, but some of my otaku-ness freaks people out and pushes them away--even other nerds. I'm into some things pretty deep. I can't make friends with people at work because they tend to not understand anything I'm into.

And as for my body, it's not quite like in the poll. I do some kinds of modeling, there are times when I get really excited about showing my work! But there have been times when it was clear that my body wasn't sufficient when competing against certain types, even though I'm fairly tall and thin, my face is OK. People are their most cruel online, I think, so I hid a little. I try to "improve" and then someone will still criticize. You just cannot please everyone!

And though the thought makes me so sad--"You just cannot please everyone", it gives me strength sometimes, too? So don't be afraid to share when you want to share something. Just keep going and be you.

I'm very opinionated and I have a very very weird relationship with food. Most guys would think I was batshit if they sat at a dinner table with me. I don't eat onions, mushrooms, soggy bread (think Italian Beef sandwiches that have been dipped) and I have a hard time eating beef if it's not steak or a nice cut sliced very thin. I like everything I eat to be rich in color and flavor but I don't really go all out with the herbs, more of a spice girl. *chuckle* I'll pick an apple over a junk food any day.

When it comes to my opinions...well I think of the world in very realistic ways and I rarely allow emotions to sway my actions and rely on the potential consequences to make decisions. It's just who I am and I have found that I am way too "strong" and "free spirited" for a lot of people. It takes someone just as strong to be in a relationship with me. I'm not afraid to fight and stand up for what I believe in and I don't always do it in the most tactful of ways.

Aw, yall impress me with your stories. Everyone has something in common: bravery to express what makes them most nervous. I love you all!

With me, it's my personality. I've always been labeled 'weird'. Nowdays, after just getting tired of certain people & great advice from my dad, I embrace it. Still have to moderate how much of my weird people get to know, though.

And I've always had this problem where I think people think they're better than me, which makes me feel kind of...what's the word, ostracized or looked down on.

But overall, I'm happy with who I am and being yourself is really the best way to put yourself out there.

I had some mental health types issues when I was younger. I'm usually hesitant to reveal details about that too soon.

Mostly my body. I hate my body and I'm super nervous about revealing it to someone new. Heck, I still get nervous revealing it to someone who has seen me naked before.

*nervous*

My left leg. I was born with a birth defect. I don't like wearing anything that show my legs. I also had surgery on that leg so now I have marks where they cut.I am happy to say that is the body part my boyfriend loves the most because I dislike how it looks. He makes me feel go about it so now I don't worry as much