Maybe I'm reading what you've been posting wrong, but I don't really see that you want people to FEAR you, Stung. What I'm seeing from this side of the screen in this thread is more of a wall put up. A means to protect yourself: if they see *this* and don't like what they see, well it's *this* that they don't like, not me.
Of course, I could just be seeing a reflection in the screen, because some of my closer friends have called me on similar behavior. Mine is a different wall, but it serves the same purpose. They've let me know that I do not share personal information to the same level. I share, but only so far and then it's like I just *stop*. One said it's like I have a bubble that they can only get *so* close to. I'm working on it, though. If I am projecting, I'm sorry.