Showing posts with label Why I Write A Blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Why I Write A Blog. Show all posts

Friday, 11 March 2011

Pros and Cons of misery blogging

The pros of misery blogging far outweigh the cons, particularly if you are writing under a pseudonym.

The pros

The freedom, to write what you want, how you want, can be terrifying at first but also liberating as you let go of memories or fears or desires or aches and pains.

People may accept you for what you are saying which is a boost. Then again, they may not, but ultimately this too can help you accept yourself.

Your writing can depress you further, but you can also write yourself out of these dark holes. I do this by writing poetry?, messing songs, all sorts. In out in out the flow of life, flowing.

Break out of yourself! Blogspot is brilliant, because you post over what you have just written, a form of moving on, moving forward, what's past is past. That is truly difficult for some of us in Earthspace, so blogging can be very therapeutic.

Dark dark light dark dark light dark dark dark dark light light dark light dark light light

This blog started out as a case study for me. That still remains my purpose. Maybe it's helpful to have a purpose, but I don't think so for that would limit you and the best purpose of misery blogging is its freedom for you to explore yourself, your thoughts and ultimately reach self knowledge!
It's so self indulgent! Some say narcissistic! Who cares? If you don't!
Cons
Blogspot won't always let you layout the way you want to, like right now, as I've been back in to edit this post about 100 times to put a space between "knowledge", "self indulgent" and "Cons"
Hmmmm. means what that? Means what!
"Don't be negative" is in the top 10, top 5 and in some cases top 3 tips for successful blogging which ensures you zillions of followers and a possible book deal.
Ssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhucks

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

I am a good person

I'm a good person
Say that to yourself
Right now, close your eyes, say it
I am a good person

"I have a beautiful soul," Louise told me to say that in 1997.
"Look at yourself in the mirror and say
"I have a beautiful soul"

I have a beautiful soul
I have a beautiful soul

Go on. Do it now.

I'll do it in a minute.

Branding oneself. Being branded.

"Nothing brands you," said the job centre consultant.
"The only thing that brands you is yourself."

How right she was, how little she knew

Stigma
Stigmatised
Stigmum
Single mother stigma
Benefits stigma
Housing stigma
Smoking stigma
Drinking stigma
Mental Health stigma
Stigma
Stigma
Stigmas

Stigmum - the brand
It's why I made it up
While half of society don't judge us, the other half think nothing of bashing us over and over
The Tory Government, one example- bish bash bosh brand.
I could be wrong, of course I could.

I have a purpose in branding myself - through Stigmum
but you - YOU - you who might be reading
Nothing brands you, you hear?
The only thing that brands you is yourself.
So STOP IT
Don't brand yourself in negative ways
BE KIND TO YOURSELF

Though if you are a reader who never does any such thing, but assumes that a life on benefits is a life of petals, by means do read on. Do not think of this as me. When I write I think of people like me. Sometimes in the past I have felt that I carry their emotions because when I've spoken to them, they have felt like I have, men and women alike.
Like I've said before, like I'll no doubt say again
I could be anybody.