@sm22 It can really seem to set you back when people come to you with information you didn't know they had, doesn't it? Where did they hear it, how accurate is it? Who shared it "on your behalf"? Biggest issue for me, why do they feel they have the okay to share?

My neighbor and friend has done just what you mentioned, telling people I don't even know very detailed information about my medical conditions! While a lot of it is things I told her in confidence, I never figured she was off spreading it around. And she being a "Dr. Google" person with hypochondria herself, she has embellished along the way. Frustrating to the nth degree! I have decided to back off sharing with her,.

We come here to this discussion and find kindred spirits. We can support each other, bolster each other, and find the similarities. Face to face feels best, but in these times going to Zoom meetings held by different support groups/organizations we still get the facial expressions and connection that mean alot to us.
Ginger