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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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Starting a new job is always mixed with excitement and anxiety. Everything's new, from the tasks to emotions swirling around you. Recently I've discovered that one of my greatest challenges isn't mastering the job itself, but managing the snide remarks and critiques coming from colleagues. It’s hard not to let these…

okay, so i have this one friend that i started to get close to. it was going great but then she started like ask me to do stuff for her. its just simple stuff like can you take that for me can you come with me to pick up my stuff and all. were roomates. but sometimes until she's bugging me. in our room we use like…

Dad are you okay?
Family Drama Stories

My dad, oh boy. I love him, a lot. I would wish no harm to this guy at all. But sometimes, he would do things that make me feel unsafe or impatient with him or downright disgusted by. Nowadays, he can get angry over small things, especially with me if I'm being impatient and I go "I got it, I know!" Dad you already…

Get out of your own way
Entrepreneurship Stories

interacting with the world both excites and terrifies me. this paradox shows up way too often, ya know? like, I've got this big presentation coming up at work (it's a killer opportunity!!!) yet I can't get out of my own damn way! I find myself doing everything but prepping for it. cleaning my room suddenly becomes…

Bad presentation
Workplace Drama

Tonight, I'm stuck in this whirling mess of questions. I was chosen to present my big project today at work and it was supposed to be this defining moment, you know? Instead, it felt like some tragic comedy unfolded right there on the stage... a sequence of unfortunate events that weren't even funny. First off, the…

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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…

Got lots
Love Stories

Got lots of love to give but no one wants to have it. They want the toxic ones.

How anonymous venting works on IIWIARS

  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.
  2. Share your story in the category that fits, with an optional poll. Stories are reviewed before they are published.
  3. 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.

Everything you publish is public and appears under the same pseudonym, so leave out names, places and details that could identify you or the people involved.

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