GENERAL: Trusting people
  • Amy_BunchAmy_Bunch January 22

    How do you know if a person can be trusted with anything confidential you tell them? Should you pray about it first, or should you just say it especially when they say you can trust them?

  • Rob121212Rob121212 January 22

    say what?

  • Rob121212Rob121212 January 22

    oh nevermind. I guess you shouldn't trust anyone who you already know to be a blabber mouth

  • eastcoasteastcoast January 22

    Be careful Amy. Your story is scandalous in most people's ears, so I would tell very little. Maybe just put blocking software on the computer and have your husband keep the password and email accounts secret from you. If you were my wife, I don't think it would bother me that you are horny and acted out privately, as long as you were committed to me in the marriage. I wouldn't want you chatting with guys online, because I'd be concerned for your safety, etc. Everybody has different degrees of sexual desire and their interest rises and falls. (Women top out in their 30's usually, guys in their 20's). It may be that you are so obsessed about this, that it makes it all the more enticing to your mind. The guilt factor and fear of being found out all contribute to the addiction itself, it drives the adrenaline rush, which is part of the addiction.

    Have you checked out these videos? They might help. http://youtu.be/N0DkBPWg_s8 From the Inner Gold therapy group.

  • Amy_BunchAmy_Bunch January 22

    Yeah i know, i thought i could trust this one girl, cause she said she's here for me and that i should trust her and on and on. so i told her my story, but it turns out that she went behind my back and told quite a few people, and i've been keeping my past a secret for several years. and now i don't know what to do.

  • SuricouRavenSuricouRaven January 23

    Trust. No-one.

    Tell people on the internet instead - people who have no idea who you really are. If they don't know you, they can't hurt you.

  • Amy_BunchAmy_Bunch January 23

    hmmm, good point!! lol!!

  • Trust little, keep much.

  • eastcoasteastcoast January 23

    XXXChurch has begun X3Groups as an online accountability system, I guess via Skype or such.

  • As Ronald Reagan said: "Trust, but Verify."

    I am not as cynical as SR, but I am very skeptical of people in general in terms of what I entrust to them about myself....One good rule-of-thumb: if your "friend" is telling you something rather personal/private about another "friend" of hers, then that's your evidence that she will disclose something about you to another, EVEN if she says: "You can trust me, I won't tell a soul."

    There are very trustworthy people in the world, but it is our job to discern who they are and NOT be naive and mindless about everyone we come across who is nice and "friendly", without testing their character....Ex: "Oh, she seems nice and caring...she is trustworthy!"...Wrong!...Life and people don't work like that...I've learned the hard way.

  • SuricouRavenSuricouRaven January 25

    I gather the x3groups is a 'whatever works' system. Skype is first preference. I don't really know how they do it though - it costs money to get in.

  • eastcoasteastcoast January 26

    @SuricouRaven I take it that you wanted to join a group and make your furry confession? I'd like to read that transcript... it would probably rival the other one you posted.

  • SuricouRavenSuricouRaven January 26

    I know already thay x3 only takes confessions from repentant sinners :>

  • eastcoasteastcoast January 26

    You might like to visit their Facebook page sometime. Its a little more tolerant than the GetHelp forum. I've only been banned there once I think. That's a miracle in your book even.

  • SuricouRavenSuricouRaven January 27

    I refuse to get a facebook account.

  • Amy_BunchAmy_Bunch January 28

    @eastcoast: How is my story scandelous? Like what do you mean when u say that? Just wondering.

  • eastcoasteastcoast January 29

    I'm not criticizing you Amy, I'm empathizing with you. You gave your story here once and you've been through a lot, more than most people have had to deal with. That's why I said you should be careful who you talk to and what you tell them. Take it slow and I hope you find peace in your journey.

  • Amy_BunchAmy_Bunch January 30

    Oh I know. I was just wondering what you meant. :) Thank you ever so much!!! :)

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