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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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i cant move on
Love Stories

I keep saying i cant move on, and then every Saturday my ex pulls up with Milo's blue ramp in the trunk like our old life is still running on schedule. Milo is the elderly mutt we adopted together, and neither of us could stand the idea of one person losing him after the breakup. So we agreed on shared custody. It…

Rumbling
Health and Wellbeing Stories

I feel so lost. I don't know myself, or what I want, and I am stuck in a loop that seems to never end. There are so many parts of my life I want to change but don't know how to, and every step forward takes me 10 steps back. I am scared. I am very afraid. I used to be so confident, now I don't think there is someone I…

cry when angry
Workplace Drama

I cry when angry, which is a stupid body glitch I have had for as long as I can remember. When I am genuinely pissed, my eyes start leaking even if I am not sad, scared, or confused. On Tuesday it happened in a status meeting with my coworker Evan and our manager, Lauren. I went in ready to confront Evan for taking…

Social anxiety
Workplace Drama

So, I just got some real good news from work but I don’t like them. I’ll be going to the office twice per month and the only thought of it makes me fucking anxious and kinda scared. Scared of not being good enough. Scared of feeling insecure. Scared of feeling sad or judged. Scared of feeling awkward or weird if I see…

The bottom line was today when my mother told a security officer my personal info like my ID or my full name while I was there and I could already do it. I’m not a motherfucking child. I was angry and I told her about it but she didn’t care, she told me that she don’t want to discuss or grumble. It’s always the same…

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For as long as I can remember, Christianity has been in my life...

Whether it be by going to church, potlucks, Agape Feasts, or just simply praying, I've been locked in it since birth really...

And quite frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way...

Even though life hasn't always been perfect... Church being…

I hate myself
Friendship Stories

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…

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.…

Before I go any further into my upbringing, I think it's worth mentioning how my parents met and also dive more into my parents' journey before they found each other...

So fun fact, both my parents met each other because they both had strong musical abilities to the point where they both had jobs as tribute artists…

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