online chatting world are the people on there what they seem to be?

[SUGAR CANE]

i love chatting online i can do it for hours and hours
i like it because i can talk with ease when im on there im have extremely bad anxiety outside in the real world i dont want to be socially awkward anymore what should i do? im 16 btw
ive allways been shy shy but after my mom passed a year and a half ago i distanced myself away for friends and the world

 

[yacoool]

Lily is right!
Please don't give anything out to anybody you don't know in person, no matter how trustworthy they may seem. People can be deceiving and manipulative and just as easy as it is for you to be open and talk to others with ease online, it is easy for them to be manipulative and more apt to take advantage of you.

If you want somebody to talk to email me at [email protected]
I'm always here to talk.

 

[victoria d]

I honestly don't see why people get so paranoid about internet people. I consider my irl friends, and my online friends the same. I love them the same. Make sure their real though. I've been on webcam with all my close online friends. I have msn, if you ever want to talk about it. [email protected]

 

[Lily]

Please be careful! Not all people online are truthful, most are not. Protect yourself by never revealing your city, your last name, your school, your address, ANYTHING. I hope the best for you, but be careful, there are some scary people in this world.

EDIT: If you need anyone to talk to, feel free to contact me: [email protected]

 

[Ray]

going online is my favorite hobby too,but I do not go any further than chatting.If you meet someone online chat with them for a long time before meeting him in person and meet him in a public place and do not give out any personal information until you know him for months.
Passage of time cures almost everything.