"Open" or "closed?" (depression, alcoholic, eat)

[CArizona]

I tend to be pretty "open" and "out there" most of the time. But sometimes I'm a little more "closed" around certain people or just because I don't feel like talking all that much...How about you? Thanks.

[Zen Dragonfly]

I am the same way. There is time to talk and time to listen.
And then there are certain people you just don't want to be open with.
And that is perfectly OK.

[dreamofmonterey]

Originally Posted by CArizona

I tend to be pretty "open" and "out there" most of the time. But sometimes I'm a little more "closed" around certain people or just because I don't feel like talking all that much...How about you? Thanks.

Owe u rep again.
I am open when I trust someone, that said, very few fall in that category

(you do though)

[lubby]

I am very open and honest. I was brought up that way. I am a great listener as well as a talker LOL.
It's rare that I don't want to talk about something good or bad. I find it actually helps to talk about what's bothering me to someone else. I do those things with my mom, Husband and sometimes my MIL.

[dreamofmonterey]

I wish I had my Mom.
in laws never could be trusted in my case, as they enabled the alcoholic ex who spent my money like water.

[dfour]

Originally Posted by dreamofmonterey

I am open when I trust someone, that said, very few fall in that category

I'm the same way. I definitely does feel nice to really click with someone and be able to open up and not have a wall up.

[1717Guy]

If I talk much I end up wishing I had kept my mouth shut. I wish I didn't give a darn about what other people think of me. I am working hard on that.

[Doll Eyes]

closed. people have proven themselves to be untrustworthy liars and a holes on a regular basis.

[Niftybergin]

I jokingly refer to myself as "full-disclosure Nifty," especially when it comes to my history of depression. I tend to be just very matter-of-fact about things.

[nightbird47]

When its stuff that doesn't matter, I'll talk to people for a short while. But boring is boring. I'm very much a loner/introvert and have major trust issues so I'll do the brief chat, but not much else unless there is really something to feel. My interests are unusual and diverse, and when I find a match can literally talk for hours, but if it feels like blah blah blah...

I was very shy as a kid, and think this was part of it then, too, since I picked both friends and acquaintences very very carefully, and was likely holded up reading a book over other stuff. For me good conversation (where both of us enjoy... I can tell if someone is just 'bluffing') and dullsville is better spent some other way.

I think I come off sort of wierd to most people but don't consider it a problem. I wish more people would just BE themselves and not pretent to be interested or making dull conversation as a duty to be 'nice'.