You ever impulsively post something really dumb, and regret it a minute later?

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I've got a problem. I've been really lonely and bummed out because of difficult life events lately. There's so much big sad in my life, and anything tiny that makes me smile means so much.

I don't want to bring anyone down so I'm sorta keeping all the big sad to myself.

I've been pretty much constantly on the forum games and just trying to keep my mind and my hands busy so I don't have to be in the here and now, because now can be a very scary place. Especially with the things I'm going thru.

I posted something really embarrassing here and deleted it. I'm sorry if you saw it. It's goofy and stupid.

Anyway, do you ever have that problem? You send something out, and then realize right after, "Oh goodness, that is so dumb. It doesn't reflect at all where I am in my life. It's just nonsense." ?

 

[UFO]

Yes. To avoid this, I can spend an hour writing a short comment like this. Just to make sure that it both makes sense and is not offensive. Still I end up quickly deleting my posts with a reported reason "brain fart".

I have four guidelines for embarrassing situations: After hundred years, no-one remembers *). Those who remember, most likely remember the post, not who posted it. And in most of times, only the poster cares. Everyone screws up, I am only one among millions.

*) This is internet, make that hundred years something shorter like hundred minutes, as there is so much other more interesting information to remember.

 

[NB79]

Yes i relate. Sometimes i wonder why that happens to me.

 

[Tired]

No, I think what I write and why. And once I send it I try not to dwell on it.

 

[Metalhead]

You think you can not use the r-word here, please?

 

[Alexej]

You send something out, and then realize right after, ..

yes - happens all the time.
However, its hard to have to think things through 15 ways before you post, and even then realise after is is gone that it could be read in a different way.

 

[JayLapointe]

I've got a problem. I've been really lonely and bummed out because of difficult life events lately. There's so much big sad in my life, and anything tiny that makes me smile means so much.

I don't want to bring anyone down so I'm sorta keeping all the big sad to myself.

I've been pretty much constantly on the forum games and just trying to keep my mind and my hands busy so I don't have to be in the here and now, because now can be a very scary place. Especially with the things I'm going thru.

I posted something really embarrassing here and deleted it. I'm sorry if you saw it. It's goofy and stupid.

Anyway, do you ever have that problem? You send something out, and then realize right after, "Oh goodness, that is so dumb. It doesn't reflect at all where I am in my life. It's just nonsense." ?

I've done that before. More often though I'll spend 15-20 minutes composing something, often a reply to someone else's post and then once I'm done, I just hit delete before even sending the reply. Just "why bother". Often for me though I know it's usually a response to someone that wasn't actually looking for a response. You know when a person complains about X, you explain why X happened, then realize they don't care for the why, they just wanted to vent so there isn't any point in an explanation.

 

[Mono]

I have, once. Got help from someone on the forum, then we both decided it was best to have the topic deleted. It was still good I initially posted, though. As it did get me some help and make me feel better.

 

[Hazel_1914]

All the time, no need to feel alone.