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Blogging to relieve stress or help with depression?
I have had a hard time coping with my depression ever since I was younger. I use my blog as a way to outlet it sometimes. I try to stay positive most of the time but other days I just feel like my world is collapsing all around me.
When I was in 8th grade I told my family about my stepfather abusing my sister and I and I was immediately put into therapy where I was then diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for obvious reasons. After 3 years of intense therapy I was discharged. I haven't been back since and now I fear that I have a whole different problem. Am I bipolar? Because I feel like my moods are up and down all the time going from one extreme to the next.
My blog is one of the things that I feel I can express anything. Somehow though I feel ashamed to talk about being depressed. I don't want to be a "basket case" or a "loose cannon" as some people say. I just want to be happy and normal all the time, instead of just some of the time.
Is there anyone else out there who blogs about coping with depression, anxiety, or bipolar? Any inspirational blogs to suggest?
When I was in 8th grade I told my family about my stepfather abusing my sister and I and I was immediately put into therapy where I was then diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for obvious reasons. After 3 years of intense therapy I was discharged. I haven't been back since and now I fear that I have a whole different problem. Am I bipolar? Because I feel like my moods are up and down all the time going from one extreme to the next.
My blog is one of the things that I feel I can express anything. Somehow though I feel ashamed to talk about being depressed. I don't want to be a "basket case" or a "loose cannon" as some people say. I just want to be happy and normal all the time, instead of just some of the time.
Is there anyone else out there who blogs about coping with depression, anxiety, or bipolar? Any inspirational blogs to suggest?
Tags: anxiety, bipolar, blogging, depression
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Permalink Reply by David Stehle on -
I think writing can be very therapeutic.
Case in point...10/5/09 - My Deepest, Darkest Secret
(And chek out PostSecret, if you haven't already. It's a must read blog!)
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Permalink Reply by Phyllis on -
i started writing (keeping a journal) when I was around 6 and my parents were divorcing - i had a REALLY hard time with it so my parents put me in therapy. My therapist had me start journaling pictures/words and its something i've never stopped doing (although the pictures have long been replaced by doodle in the margins when i'm in a happy mood) so I definitely think writing can be very therapeutic. i know it has certainly helped me out.
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Permalink Reply by Heather on -
I did end up posting about it but I'm just afraid of what some people are going to think and say. Usually I'm not like that at all. I am the type of person that speaks my mind pretty much all the time. For some reason when it comes to my depression it's hard for me to be completely open about it.
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Permalink Reply by Phyllis on
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it's your blog - don't worry about what others are going to think/say. :)
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Permalink Reply by Emily C on -
Although it is much easier said than done, don't worry about what others think. In the end, I believe that what matters more is that you are real, honest, and true to yourself. Not everything is going to be perfect all the time.
And, more people deal with issues of depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. than one would think. You should be proud of yourself for sharing.
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Permalink Reply by kk on -
writing really helps me deal with my anxiety because it's something that i love more than anything. my blog isn't serious at all, but just the action of writing every day is incredibly therapeutic for me and keeps me grounded.
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Permalink Reply by Habbala on -
I started REALLY getting into my blogging after a break-up. We had been together for 3.5 years, and lived together for 2. It was the lowest I have ever been. Crushed really. But writing helped immensely. It helped because the blogging community gave me the most AMAZING support and because it was a great way for me to see my progress. Somedays were harder than others and I felt lost and alone, but I had proof that I had made HUGE steps.
It also gave me a place to actively remember the good and happy things.
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Permalink Reply by Janie on -
I find writing therapeutic but at the same time, I'm really depressed right now and am finding it hard to be motivated and interested in my blog. Sometimes I'm also scared when I'm going through a depressed cycle that I'll lose myself in my blog and put up self-indulgent whiney stuff instead of decent content. I do think though that if I wasn't going through a break-up and scared that my boyfriend would read my blog and maybe delete his blog (which had some incredibly sweet content about me) that I would reach out more in my blog - the blogging community is so wonderful and I've really needed them I think! I posted a secret in one of my blog friend's weekly secret-sharing blogs that everyone sends in to, just letting her and whoever reads it know, and the support she gave me was fantastic.
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Permalink Reply by Amy on -
I didn't start blogging because of my depression, but it has been a HUGE help to me. I started blogging to complain about some things I was going through. Then I realized that doesn't make me happy...if anything, it makes me even more depressed. That's just how it is for me personally though. I know for others, letting out your depressed feelings onto your blog can help. Just doesn't help me. I try to write in a positive way, hoping that others can feel happy at my blog. Not sure if they do. But keeping a blog has helped me in so many different ways, especially in relieving stress and getting me to stay positive throughout the day. This isa great topic!
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Permalink Reply by Jane on -
I originally started blogging when life was good, if occasionally frustrating. At the moment, I seem to have got trapped in a terrible work situation, with a catch 22 that I work during the day and can't get time off for interviews, so I either quit with no job to go to, or suffer in a situation that is draining me and making me feel very low. Additionally, I seem to just be going through one of those periods at the moment where nothing goes right.
I tried to avoid posting about my problems not wanting to be negative and whiney, but ended up doing only photo posts as the situation is just consuming me. Finally I did, and it felt good to share my problem and get some support from readers. I'm just hoping that things pick up soon...
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Permalink Reply by Heather on
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I know exactly how you feel because that's the reason that I'm frustrated with my life as well. I work full time in an office and I can't stand it anymore. I have a night job at the moment now too but that's not enough to sustain my living situation alone. Now I'm running myself ragged trying to figure out school and work and everything in between that I have no time for.
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