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Just wondering... It appears that some people on here are known by their real names even though they have an avatar name. For example, Raider is Pam. How does that happen? My real name is Arthur Friendstein Not! |
Someone here has the user name "NotMyRealName". Anonymity is a choice. |
It's just as you get to know people and make friends. Sometimes people will sign their real name at the end of the post and people just pick up on it :) |
I kept mine tricky. My name is actually tommy. |
Mine is Claudia Chiffon ;) |
Originally Posted by tommyinphilly
(Post 4985444)
I kept mine tricky. My name is actually tommy. |
Originally Posted by Chiffon
(Post 4985451)
Mine is Claudia Chiffon ;) |
Artfriend, you must be the reincarnation of Poirot. Truth is I only had a month of sobriety when I joined SR and the handle was the limit of my imagination |
Kayce :-) |
BarleyCorn86 Barley & Corn & 86 * Book about the life of an alcoholic John Barleycorn * I started drinking in 1986 at the ripe age of 16 * 86 is a slang term for getting rid of something |
<<< This is my real name and the real me! Have a nice day, Tina |
It always blows my mind when Dee remembers peoples' real names, there are so many of us! |
I so value the opportunity to share unconditionally and with absolute privacy that I am cautious not to even sign my name on PMs (which is where most people share theirs). I'm afraid that my friends on here might slip and identify me in a post. I've had moments in which I've taken a sentence out of a post which gives just a little bit too much detail, in case friends from the program in-real-life would recognize the post and know who I am. Very protective of my anonymity. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I work in the political arena, so I have real reasons to remain private. I am not public with most of the people in my professional life about being in recovery, nor did they know I was struggling with alcohol when I was. That's the obvious reason. But I notice that I have been hyper-private in other stages of my life as well, when I didn't have concrete work reasons to be. I wonder if that is tied into some of the aspects of me that needs healing. Always moving, always private, always self-protecting and making sure that I am never fully known. One thing that I'm learning right now, in my public/private split through my involvement with AA here in my little community, is that people can't love you if they don't know you. That "privacy" promotes isolation. That I can't expect support from people if they don't know any of my problems... So, when the day comes that I DO post my name, you'll all know that it is a stunning breakthrough for me!! It will mean I've decided to be fully myself, and let people know me. It is actually sweaty palm scary for me - both online and in real life... not a small thing... |
I really have absolutely no idea how I came up with my sn lol. seriously none. but I'm Dee and there are tons of Dee's on here so I didn't use that at all. |
Mine is a play on my last name...and that I'm probably a little crazy. :headbange I have no problem with anyone knowing my name is Joe. It's fairly common. :) |
Mines from the 2 wolves story |
I so value the opportunity to share unconditionally and with absolute privacy... |
After a while it get's easier remembering regulars that have disclosed their real name!! :) |
I've learned some peoples' real names via PM, but I would always call someone by their screen name on the forums unless they posted their own real name on the forums. Is that clear as mud? ;) |
my real name is Ivor bigone i dont use my real name as i dont want anyone to laugh at me as i am sensitive about my name so i keep it to myself : ) |
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