Where is the best place to spill your guts?

The other day I sat down at a fast food restaurant to eat my lunch, the place was packed. A few tables over, a woman chatted on the phone, very loudly. I tried not to eavesdrop, however, that wasn't possible at the volume she spoke at. It soon became apparent the conversation leaned toward that of a rather personal nature. She talked about how her cousin had fantasies about her that were rather inappropriate. Then she moved on to discuss in detail about her attempts at online dating. And how all her matches were 'cowboys who fish' or the like. 

As I sat in silence, munching, I debated about saying something to this woman about it probably would be best for her to not air her private affairs this way. But before I could do anything, she got to the end of her call and something rather unexpected happened. She said to the person on the other end, "Thanks for the therapy session, I do believe these calls are helping me. And next week, I do think I'm ready for an in-office visit. I'm in a much better place both physically and mentally."

     At that, every head in the place whipped around to stare at the woman. I do believe up until that moment, everyone had thought as I did that the conversation had been between two friends. Now, I have nothing against telemedicine. I do think it's a wonderful thing. Yet, there's a time and a place for everything. Somehow, I don't think a crowded restaurant at lunchtime is the best time and place for a virtual therapy session. Plus, why in the world was this woman okay with spilling her secrets in front of a bunch of strangers but somehow hadn't been 'ready' to visit a therapist?

    But in this life of ours, I guess there isn't privacy anymore. With the age of the internet, everything is out there so what's the point of trying to hide anything? Or is this really true? Can we find a place of solitude, where we can be alone? Can we live in such a way that it's not splashed all over the internet? Of course we can. We just take the first step and realize not everyone needs or wants to hear everything going on in our lives.