How Living A Private Life Can Make You Stronger And Happier

I’ll be sharing this based on my personal experience; but let me explain what it means to live a private life. It means not sharing every personal detail about your life publicly. However, privacy is not the same as secrecy because people often confuse the two. Also, living a private life doesn't mean that you shouldn’t ask for help when you're in dire need of it.

As an introvert, I keep most personal stuff to myself; but I used to trust easily until I learned the hard way. I learned that not everyone means well for you; and the scary part of it is that you may never know. 

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Oftentimes, I’ve seen public figures put out a post about their personal life — especially family related, and then end it with “respect our privacy”. I mean people are still going to give you their opinion whether you like it or not  because you put it out there — so seeking for privacy on something you’ve made public, is far-fetched if you ask me. 

Living a private life comes with its own advantages but the best part of it for me, is that I became a stronger woman. 

Read the 11 benefits of living a private life, and how it change your life for the better:

1.You will be able to listen to your instincts better, and recognize who to trust

In some cases, sharing your problems publicly often end in regret — especially when you're calm enough to think logically. And guess what? Once information an is out there, you cannot undo it.

Also, you’ll be able to know who to trust because when you hear something about yourself, you’ll know where it’s coming from. 

2. The less you share, the less likely people will be in your business

This was also explained in point 1.

3. You won't have to worry about what other people think about your life

We care so much about people's opinions on how we live, or how we ‘should’ live our lives, simply because we put it in their faces. And when you do that, you can't tell people to mind their business. Some people will still give you unsolicited advice.

4. When you build in silence, people won't know what to attack

This is self-explanatory. If you don't talk about your personal life — whether it's your relationship, or the projects you're working on, people won't know how to fight you, or de$troy the beautiful thing you have going on.

5. You won't need anyone's approval to do what you think is right for you

When we reveal everything about our lives, we also expect feedback from people; and negative feedback is demoralizing because most people judge their worth based on what others think of them. You feel more confident about yourself when you don't need approval from others.

6. You will bring peace into your life

You will experience less drama, and less toxic energies. The less of these you have, the happier you’ll be!

7. It will be ten times easier to walk a few paths alone to reach your personal goals

You will be able to work on your goals without having anyone discourage you nor tell you why your goals are unachievable. Work hard and smart in private, and let your success speak for you. 

8. Privacy teaches you independence, and how to connect with people on a deeper level

Living a private life has helped me to be more independent, and when I let people into my life, I know it's because we contribute to each other's growth. I stopped making friends just for the sake of it.

9. You learn to be alone without feeling lonely

Absolutely true!

10. Most people don't really care about you. They only care about what they can get from you.

This is one of the reasons I don't share my problems publicly — not everyone cares. Most of the time, people are only interested in what they can get from you, or what to talk about — not what they can do for you. I would rather talk to someone who can give me a useful advice than share my problems with majority. 

11. Not everyone is your friend

I learned this the hard way too. I used to take everyone who came into my life as my friend until I realized that everyone doesn't think like I do. People are different, and that's okay; but keep certain things to yourself.

Thank you for reading. What are your thoughts on this? Xo, Moxie!

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