Top 3 Private Places That Are Now Public On Social Media!

Lets face it. Everyone enjoys their privacy. It's the reason why we have locks on our doors, passwords on our accounts, and keys to our diaries that hold the innermost secrets to our heart. For many people in today's generation, journals, photo albums, and other keepsakes are becoming extinct because, let's face it, with a click of a button we can just post it on social media. This electronic database on the web now documents and publishes what use to be our most private thoughts and intimate memories. It makes me sometimes yearn for the good old days when we had designated locations to be ourselves, exposed our inner freaks, and ironed out our dirty laundry. Instead with the click of a button and a social media account, confidentiality now becomes a reality for all to read, watch, degrade, mock, and dote on.

So here are my top 3 places that are losing its privacy because its now being played out on social media instead of where it was intended to play out.

1. The Bedroom. The bedroom is the most intimate place in the home.  It was where "ALL THE MAGIC" happened. Today we can see that magic with one finger click on social media.  It was one thing when internet porn became a spreading breed, but social media is with many of the people we personally know. It is where we meet up with old and new friends, family members, and people that one can easily run into at the corner store. Unfortunately, what happened last night in a person's bedroom can easily be seen on a social media newsfeed instantaneously. The delete button is not the solution. People need to think twice before they post a picture, video, or a descriptive essay of what's going on in the bedroom. What a person does in their bedroom is truly their business; not the world's business. 

2. The ManCave. Remember how Al Bundy from Married with Children would go in his basement, and Dan from Rosanne would go in his garage?  Every man needs a man cave. A place where men can go and be men. They can tuck their hands comfortably in their crotch, drink beer, and look at naked pics of women in provocative poses until their hearts content. Now, the ManCave can easily be seen at a social media timeline near you. I won't go into detail of all that is said and done in a Man Cave but I will say that it was meant to be private. Sometimes women don't need to see that side of a man and sometimes men need to be able to be men without the subconscious influence of other women.

3. The Closet. Do you remember that "closet" where people would keep their skeletons? That wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Some skeletons need to remain in the closet. All 5,000 of your Facebook friends or twitter followers do not need to know your skeletons. And let me tell you something, they are not going to tell you there's anything wrong with you exposing your skeletons because your life tragedies are apart of their entertainment enjoyment. There are a host of things that's going on that do not need to be aired out all over social media. Do Your Work and Fix Your Life! Empty out the skeletons in your closet with a counselor, therapist, or life coach that can actually help you and not on your social media where you become the entertainment of hundreds of people who are tuned into your page like you're a ratchett reality star.

It's not social media's fault that what was once private and secluded is now public. It's the individual users that choose to be too much of an open book. The bedroom, man-cave, and closet kept people out of your business. Now everyone is in everyone else's business and yet it's......None of their business!

Shira Dillon was born in Gary, Indiana. She holds a Master's Degree in Secondary Education, and a Bachelor's Degree in Speech, Theater, and English Education.  Shira is a SAG/AFTRA actress and comedian that infuses her talents in the entertainment industry, her own childhood experiences, and her 15+ years of experience in the school system to help parents and teens all over the country fix their life and relationships.  With the release of her teen self-help book, Sex, Drugs, and Other Elephants:How To Deal With Teenage Issues, Shira has been highly sought out for parenting/teaching consulting, coaching, workshops, and speaking engagements.  You can email Shira Dillon for a free consultation and for any inquiries +Shira Nicole shiradillo@gmail.com