Unofficial Agony Aunt

I've been on Twitter for a few years now , I've seen people come and go , made some good friends and blocked a few people. My life on Twitter these days mainly consists of chatting to people , following a couple of celeb accounts and looking at cat pictures.

A few months into my Twitter life I began to be seen by some followers as a kind of wise Mum figure  , ready to listen and give advise when asked , so there began my agony aunt persona.

I even had 'Unofficial Agony Aunt' in my Twitter bio

I always made it clear to people who dm'd me asking for advise that I had absolutely no training in anything medical or psychological and my advice was just my opinion . If I felt out of my depth at all I always made sure the person had a phone number of someone who could help them properly. I can remember one night , googling sexual health clinics for one person as he needed an opinion I couldn't give !! The same person had contacted me previously worried about a health matter and I had managed to persuade him to talk to his Dad and I was relieved when I got a message saying he was okay , him & his Dad had talked and he had got the help he needed.

My dm box was always strictly confidential , I found out some things about some of my Twitter followers that even their own families probably would never know about them , people confided in me and to be honest I think that in some cases it was easier for them to message a stranger , miles away from them than to try to open up to people closer to them , in case they felt hurt or embarrassed. 
I never , ever mentioned anything on my timeline that was told to me in confidence . 

Some people obviously did feel embarrassment after confiding in me and I would notice that whereas before they would chat to me on the timeline , after confiding they might be a bit distant for a week or so , almost as if they wondered if I would judge them , I can assure that nothing that was ever to.d to me made me think differently about the person , I always kept an open mind.

As life went on fewer and fewer people seemed to need advice , which is actually a good thing , and these days a few of the people (including the sexual health clinic guy) have unfollowed me , or don't interact at all . A few I still speak to and I know others are okay . 'Unofficial Agony Aunt' has been removed  from my bio and the only advice I give these days is to friends , hopefully good advice !!! 

If anyone is struggling my dm box is still there , confidential and hopefully able to help xx