Wild Minds Network is like other social networking sites.  After creating an account complete with username and password, you automatically receive an Inbox, Alerts ... and it asks you to add a profile photo.   I don't know about anyone else on here, but simply creating that Wild Minds Network account (proving that I was a "real person" with an email address) took all ..  and I mean ALL ... of the courage I had.  

Adding a personal photo?  Absolutely NOT.  Somebody might be able to…

I have to admit I'm not a fan of the whole "verify that you are a REAL person" process on here, but I understand that online spam can be a problem.  Just the same, some of us don't possess the courage that Cordellia Rose has shown by identifying herself as a Maladaptive Daydreamer.   The rest of the world simply doesn't take this topic seriously at all, and I don't believe it will anytime soon. 

I'm at the 4 decade mark, and I NEVER directly discussed this with anybody.  I know I put…