Tell us about yourself.
Who are you, what are you like?
My fear of being doxed is probably the biggest reason I hide things. I also can't change how I act as easily. I don't see much benefit from it, though. I will consider your advice.
I have aspie traits. Your post about my aspieness being all an act somehow incentivized me to try not to not act like an aspie when I was aggressive.
edit: thank you for the advice
My way of forcing myself past that was through making myself talk about things. Once it's out in the open I have to live with that fact, which in itself helps me get past the potential damage that it'd have done in my own head. It's both numbing and relieving to know it's already happened, as I am my own worst enemy while people here are only so threatening. More often than not my own pessimistic imaginings of how it'd go down were far worse than the actual outcomes.
When I first hit Nabble I was an uncomfortable and completely silent lurker. This far along it feels easier to be me from it having become mostly old news. There's no more "But what if they know/find out?" spirals since the "what if" has been ripped away from the situation entirely, as the spirals are far worse than the actual knowledge being known.
Maybe this would work for you? What's worth hiding from people here at this point?
Socially awkward -> drinking will make you nicer (as long as balance yourself without throwing obscenities at the closest prostitute)
Boring -> find an outrageous hobby (satay away from stiffing dead humans, the funeral home employees union will literally bury you).
Being articulate -> Ever heard of reading in front of a mirror?
You want to change yourself?
Hug someone you hate and see their reaction (should be a violent one, but you never know).