This is not my first blog. I already have a Tumblr account where I tend to get WAY more personal than what I did here. Including this one, I made 9 entries on this blog. I know I should have written a lot more on this blog, but sadly, time is a factor that I couldn't control. It was lack of time and at some moments motivation that held me back from writing.
I know I opened up a little bit when writing here. It's not every day I let my classmates know about me being an atheist, or my experiences in life. I've never really liked opening up in school about my personal life. I tend to show people the surface of my life, like my fiancee, my parents and closest friends. But I don't think I even mention how much of a geek I am, or about my depression.
I like using this format as a way of showing people that anything is possible. After battling with my depression, anxieties and surviving 3 suicide attempts, I like to see life from a different, lighter perspective. My suicide attempts are something I'm obviously embarrassed about, but it's part of my past, and it's made me who I am today.
Just like the journal I see this as a form of therapy, and I'm pretty sure I'll keep writing on my blog for a while. Maybe not every day, or even every week, but I'll try to keep this medium active. The way I see it is that if I'm actually still writing in my journal, why wouldn't I write in my blog? So for now, I say farewell for a while and good luck with everything.
I liked how you stated " I like using this format as a way of showing people that anything is possible." It's amazing how many people we can reach through mediums like a blog! I'm glad it was a good experience for you :)
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more with your statement “…the journal I see like a form of therapy”. Definitely expressing our own feelings in a discreet “ medium” is liberating. It also permit your own thoughts to simmer and when you are in another mood or moment rereading them gives you another perspective that can be helpful in the quest for peace. The blog is like a sounding board which receives and returns our own emotions, with the return forcing us to see ourselves as a third party. I hope more people would be as brave as yourself and use this tool in a useful and productive way.
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