I while back I underwent some stuff that was pretty major and I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not I should share it here.I think some people who know me in real life assume that if I am posting things online, then I must be willing to talk about it freely and for them to tell everyone. But I also know that my identity here is semi-protected. Not to people who know me in real life, obviously. And, sure, you could find out who I am, but you’d have to work a bit. (I don’t mean that as a challenge, people.)

And I still consider what I went through to be private. My sharing here isn’t an invitation for people to ask inappropriate questions. I have been asked some very inappropriate questions.

And I heistate to write about it because people feel free to pass judgement. And I’m not asking for that.

But I also know that I started blogging because I actually believe in the idea of an online community where people share about themselves. I know that I was Googling things like crazy and was supported by first-person accounts of people going through similar situations. So maybe me sharing my story will help.

Maybe. I know that writing about my situation was hugely helpful to me. My hope is that reading about it might help someone else.

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