myotherme,

I understand this: “I don’t feel that I can tell the truth to any of my friends or family.” I often feel the same. I tend to keep my darkest thoughts to myself for fear that: A: No one else will understand; B: Everyone else has struggles of their own, so why should I burden them with mine; and C: I spend WAY too much time in my own head and I’m probably making a mountain out of a molehill. I’ve also made a couple poor choices when confiding in “friends” in the past and found they took a little too much delight in hearing my life was not perfect, if for no other reason than it brought me down a notch and thus, elevated them.
I too am new here, but from what I’ve seen so far (in the Tiny Buddha community), I don’t believe you’ll find any of the above to be true on this site. We may be strangers, but in that anonymity is a certain openness, acceptance and lack of judgement. I for one am in complete awe of Anita and the fact she is never, never, at a loss for something meaningful and helpful to say. I’m better at empathizing than giving great advice, but I think we are all here for the same reason – we care about our fellow humans. You included! 🙂 <3