Venting On The Net

what happened to good ol' journals or diaries that people wrote in ... & if you don't want people to find out what you wrote- you could always burn it LOL... people rely on the internet to much as is.

Maybe that girl who got fired for blasting her boss on facebook should have gone on this site to vent instead!

I think that is the most funniest thing ever. I have the link open and want to check it out. Again like i said the in the facebook blog. Do what you want, but you will never see me doing that. Reading it though... that's another store lol

I think this site will be an asset to some to vent their feelings with the perk of staying anonymous. Post Secret is pretty much the same concept. It's nice to see people putting it all out there though.

I am glad to see the posts are kept anonymous - for the most part. This is not my cup of tea, but I can see how it would be helpful to many people.

I think venting is very stress relieving because getting it all out can make you calmer about the situation. It's not for me but it seems like a good idea.

I think that this site can be very therapudic. When I first heard this site's name, I thought it was a place for people to write innapropriate, angry e-mails to ex-girlfriends and bosses who have just fired them. Instead, I read touching stories. I think that, as long as this site isn't used unresponsibly, it can be a real help for many people out there.

Venting is good any old way you choose to do it. Some people feel they cannot talk to anyone about their innermost feelings. Some feel their feelings won't be considered valid. Old fashioned letter writing has become a thing of the past (unfortunately). There are probably many letter that were not even sent, but they were a way to pour out old resentments (or vent). It's certainly toxic to hold everything in.

Not sure of airing out my laundry so to speak to the whole world. I think sometimes its best to keep it to yourself. Thats my opinion.

I can see where this would be a good site for some people, but agree that you need to be careful about what goes on the internet these days. You don't want to try to resolve an issue and end up in a worse situation! Everyone needs to vent and if you don't have someone to vent to then at least this is an outlet.

An addition to my last post: I know you can't do this with someone who has passed on. I mean you should resolve things with those you CAN talk to face to face!

They may feel better by doing this, but I don't think it will help them resolve anything in the end. If you have something that needs to be said, I think you should say it (more assertively) to the person you need to be talking with.

It may feel better to vent at the time but in the long run I don't think that it is going to help them resolve any deep down issues. They need to face them head on or with therapy if it is something extremely deep rooted.

I agree with MadHatter! The web has become to some people a way to do everything including speaking about their feelings with total strangers! In some situations I guess it's ok but to spill our whole life issues regarding yourself or someone is just to much to share for me! If I have to vent I would do it differently. Remember guys everything you put out there will be seen by people you may not want knowing!

For me? I won't do it. Something like that is pretty sensitive and users need to use discretion when they are going to post something sensitive up like that. Its good to vent, but be careful where you vent. The internet is an extremely dangerous environment now.