Revealing the Self (on the Web)

What does it mean to reveal yourself in person? It means answering questions, divulging information, and basically, having a conversation - verbally - with another human being or group. Sometimes it can be through art, music, preparing food, but the main thing I mean is being able to show people who you are, or who you identify yourself as, to the world. This is done online all the time, but in a different way. On the Patients Like Me (or PLM) website, revealing yourself is done several ways - some similar to other social networking sites, and some similar to visiting a therapist or your closest friend in person. The profile, the profile picture, and the forum postings are the ways that I'm specifically referring to. Check out the following snapshots to get an idea of what the site looks like: