Stop Telling People Everything

I keep seeing articles titled that and I get scared.

I feel like that is my superego trying to get me. I promise I am up to good, and I am sharing my platform for a reason. I just need to have this space. Please grant me this space. May I have this space to myself?

I do this self-talk a lot. I try to reteach myself, and directly ask myself as if it’s another person. I have a choice, I have autonomy.

I am allowed to make my own decisions and decide when I can stop and take it away.

One of the things that scared me most when I was a kid was that the internet is forever. It will always remain there one way or the other. But now people are getting comfortable with the internet. TikTok, Instagram, recording the most insane things on camera and posting it to the internet.

I’m questioning my values now, as you might notice.

Well, this article isn’t really about stopping you from telling people everything.

‘Everything’ defines everything.

all things; all the things of a group or class

Well, sure I could be telling y’all all my hacks and superb moments in life, but it’s also for me too. I want to remember what I was like when I was 22. I want to document and save these memories. I’m not rich enough to hire a who autobiography team to record my life so here I am doing it myself.

The internet can exist forever, and what I decide to post sometimes varies on my mood.

But for the most part, this blog, my Instagram has brought me so much joy, confidence, and new opportunities to connect with friends and family. I guess I’m not a private person. I’m an open book. There are somethings that I believe I wouldn’t say on camera, but I haven’t figured that one out yet.

But definitely for your safety and all other folks:

1. don’t post where you’re planning to go
2. don’t share ‘live videos of places you are at’ especially if you travel there often, like your home (take this with a grain of salt, okay, I was handed this advice and I sorta agree with it)
3. have fun, and create whatever your creative heart desires
4. It’s okay to make mistakes, (not illegal ones) but if you do ‘fail’ make sure you know what that mistake was.

I’m no professional, but I thank you for reading this post and sharing my thoughts on sharing everything and having no limits.