I've seen a pattern with blogs and writing on my depression support group. I will be so upset that I'm compelled to write. So I do, and some of the remarks, observations made seem a bit "edgy" maybe even "outrageous".
Then, sometimes as soon as 24 hours later, after a decent night's rest, I don't feel so upset. Then I wonder if what I said was too outrageous, too overwrought. Of course, if I never showed my feelings, this would be a pretty damn boring blog.
For example, two days ago, I used the analogy of a finger being cut off and being upset. It would be a mistake to think that I believe that what I'm going through is as bad as getting a finger cut off. It was just an analogy. I actually know someone who has had their finger cut off, and I know for a fact that man has gone through more horrors than I could ever imagine. & I'm sure some of you knew what I meant already.
Still, I worry that I'm being a bit of a "drama queen". That's not the intention. It's a really fine line that a blogger must deal with anytime he writes about him or herself. If you write about how happy you are and your accomplishments, there are those who think you are "tooting your own horn" and that you are a tiresome bore. The triumphal Christmas card from an overbearing family comes immediately to mind.
Then, if you bemoan your problems, then people think you should get off your ass and stop whining so much (because it's getting annoying).
I don't know if I handle that dilemma very well or not. What do you think?
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