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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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what is clingy?
Friendship Stories

so here's the thing, and i don't really know how to start this without sounding like a total jerk but here goes: what is clingy? and no, i'm not trying to be rhetorical or whatever. i genuinely want to know where the line is because it feels like i've crossed into some weird twilight zone where my definition of…

how do i know if i am gay?
Life Coach Issues Stories

so i've been having a bit of a brain scramble lately and i just need to get it out, you know? like, how do i know if i'm gay??!! 😅 i've always thought of myself as straight and all but then wham, outta nowhere during dinner with friends, my brain just decided to daydream about another girl... what even! now it's…

i am not nice
Workplace Drama

Today at lunch, something unexpected happened. I was just about to grab a sandwich when I overheard a group of my coworkers chatting nearby. At first, it was the usual stuff (workload pressure, upcoming deadlines...) but then they got onto the topic of 'who's nice and who's not.' What caught me off guard was hearing…

I’m in a relationship that has lasted six years. We live together, and we even work at the same workplace. We’ve been through a lot together, and he’s a huge part of my life. But lately, I’ve been feeling so confused about my feelings that I don’t even know how to explain them anymore. There’s a guy at work who’s…

Apology letter to someone you hurt
Family Drama Stories

hi y'all. just wanted to share somethin' that's been buggin me since that family reunion we had last weekend. so there i was, talkin with my cousin jen when things kinda got heated about sports or whatever. can't even remember which team we got all worked up over hahah 😂. but anyway, words flew and i guess i went a…

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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…

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…

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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