Soul Baring

Now that we’ve reached the conclusion of The Ask Matt Random Questions Event, we return to the previously scheduled entries of me writing an entry every day, despite not having a whole lot to say. Reading through OD reveals that at least I am not the only one that has this problem.
 
Anyway, I had a few people offer to listen to me “talk about things,” after my answer to the last question on the previous entry concerning why I don’t always open up to people. I appreciate the sentiments. However, as I said in the entry, I think that I generally am very open with most anyone I talk to and there’s really not any aspect of my life that I hide. I am a pretty open person. What I try not to do (anymore) is attempt to use my friends as a sort of emotional dumping ground for all of my problems and past hardships. Which is just something that I’ve learned is probably best for both me and the other person, from past experiences. This isn’t to say that I don’t ever share hardships, I do. I just try to share them in a conversational way and not a “let me bare my soul and pour out my feelings” way. I suppose there’s a reason people go to therapy for that sort of thing.
 
Now, of course, if any of you wants to bare your soul and pour out your feelings to me, you should feel free. That’s obviously entirely different.