Anonymous Venting for Mental Health and Emotional Support
IIWIARS is an anonymous venting site. Write about what's weighing on you under an automatically generated pseudonym, read other people's stories, and get points of view on your situation.
It's a place to share and discuss, not a therapy service. The name stands for “If I Was In A Reality Show”: here's why.
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lately, it feels like I’m just going through life and BAM! emotions hit me like a freight train. one minute I’m pondering what pasta to whip up for dinner, and the next I’m drowning in this tidal wave of sadness or anxiety. it’s seriously annoying. you’d think there’d be some trigger, right? but nope, it’s like my…
You ever have one of those moments where you totally thought you were being supportive, but it turns out you just stepped right into a minefield of emotions? Yeah, that happened to me recently with a close friend. They opened up about something really personal, a heavy topic that clearly meant a lot to them. I thought…
Why am I on the "top" page 🥲 that's cringe. But whatever. Anyways, I've been doing better, usually I get all lonely and existential, especially at night but after many videos, I found something that works. I could be afraid that l that I would end up just as lonely and existential tomorrow but I don't think so, I…
My weekends are off so I was wondering if I can join a virtual volunteer. I know that my schedule is very tight but I think that I can handle it. The volunteer is about designing pieces of art for an education program. I think that it would be cool to help and have fun in the meantime. I really like doing volunteer…
i recently came across this so-called 'life mantra' that was supposed to like change my life or whatever. the phrase goes, 'live in the present moment and forget about everything else.' sounds simple right? well let me tell you, it isn't. this phrase completely turned my whole mindset upside down because i am someone…
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I've come to the harsh realization that perhaps, I'm not the nicest person around. In my mid-thirties, I find myself surrounded only by a single friend and a girlfriend, yet I can't shake the feeling that I'm somehow superior to others. My lifestyle is quite reclusive; I shy away from any social gatherings related to…
Hey everyone, I’m not usually one to air my personal stuff, but I really need some advice here. For the past few months, I’ve had this gut feeling that my wife might be cheating on me, and it's eating me alive. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but the signs are starting to pile up, and I’m just not sure what to…
For the longest time, I’ve been stuck in this cycle of excuses. I’d wake up every morning telling myself I’d make changes, that today would be different, but by the time the day ended, I was back to square one. Whether it’s eating healthier, exercising, or even just cleaning my space, I keep putting it off. I’d tell…
How can I remember someone that I used to love with happiness and not pain?
There’s someone that I truly loved with my whole heart and he was for a while my best friend.
We met at a volunteer and then we became really like really close. He became my best friend. He truly understood me and knew about the mazes…
I’m not as self centered and competitive as I used to (thanks therapy lmfao) but tonight something funny happened at one of my english’s classes. My teacher told me in a certain a way that I was being a little bit competitive because I was talking fast and my partner at a project didn’t understood what I was saying.…
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- Sign in with an account you already have (Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and others). IIWIARS does not save your name or email address: it keeps a pseudonym generated from your account identifier, and that pseudonym is what other people see.
- Share your story in the category that fits, with an optional poll. Stories are reviewed before they are published.
- Read the points of view left on your story and reply to them. Replies are public and can be removed if they break the rules.
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