Let's just say I have plenty of horror stories of my own, but unlike what I've seen you do,I won't beat everyone over the head with the unpleasantness that I've had to endure.
I couldn't agree more.
Shroom, myself and others that choose not to "beat others around the head" with our life experiences are not unable to speak of our pain, or using it as a cop-out.
We are merely moving on with our lives. It doesn't mean we ignore our pain. Those who are close to us would know the details, but if we don't choose to share them with the whole world, so be it. It is our choice. Please respect that choice. And even if we did choose to share the details, few of us would continually bring it into every discussion. There is no need to. We've heard it once. We don't need to hear it every day.
And I have met Shroom in the chat room, and I have no reason to believe she is pretending to be who she is not.