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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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Face tingling anxiety
Workplace Drama

sitting in this big meeting and, out of nowhere, my face starts tingling. it's that awkward situation where you feel like everyone is staring at you and can tell something's not right. well, i'm trying to focus on the presentation while my mind is racing. i keep thinking: what if they notice? will they think i'm…

I feel like i'm going insane
Health and Wellbeing Stories

i feel like i'm losing it; work just keeps piling on, each task seems more urgent than the last. how am i supposed to keep up? deadlines are looming and no one seems to care about the pressure they're putting on me! my boss is relentless with his emails and calls expecting me to drop everything else and only focus on…

People hate me
Friendship Stories

So I recently had to move to a different part of a big city for what I thought would be a career boost. You know, the kind of move that makes you feel like you’re stepping into a whole new world with exciting opportunities and all that jazz. But nope, instead, I feel like I landed on another planet.

Take this…

What do I do with my life now?
Health and Wellbeing Stories

How am I supposed to carry the burden of wanting to do something new or trying something new, or achieving what I want when I know I’m just too pathetic to actually do it, see it through, or even figure out how to begin?

So, what am I supposed to do, then? Just go on living this boring life, accomplishing nothing…

Strange but Not?
Health and Wellbeing Stories

Hey again. So I've been staying with a friend and her mum. She always asks if we've eaten when she comes from work, before she serves herself. This morning she asked if I had eaten breakfast or just had my tea flat? Is it strange that it hurt me because I tried to think how many times my dad ever asked me that. None.…

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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.…

It’s Time to Stop Making Excuses
Health and Wellbeing Stories

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…

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  1. 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.
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