Disclose or Not to Disclose?

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Disclose or not to disclose? That question usually arise at start of a new relationship, a new job or when meeting a new friend. Disclosing also happen with people we have known for some time. Scholars define self-disclosure as sharing information with others that they would not normally know or discover. My beliefs lie within every everyone of us. Everyone has their own way of defining self disclosure. My definition of self disclosure is letting loose and to trust the person I am disclosing to. Here is where I draw the line and I refer back to the question I posed before. Do I trust this person enough to know my inner most secrets? Is it worth the risk? In a personal relationship that is becoming persistent, mental health problems or abusive relationships, or when talking to stranger...

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