Why I Made This Blog

The idea of Blogging is a foreign concept to me and it seems like a completely ridiculous thing to write about a topic I find so hard to talk about. But here I am.

I have never been one to utilise posting on social media on a daily basis, it's always felt like I'd be saying "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT ME". But over my relatively short experience with depression I've noticed articles and other social media pieces, opening up about experiences that people have had, some about depression, some about things totally irrelevant to the issue. However they've made me feel that posting on social media isn't self obsessed, its about sharing. 

Oddly, one of the most helpful sets of posts have been from a news website that has long been identified as basic journalism, Buzzfeed. Their coverage of mental illness is handled expertly in my opinion, with most posts coming from people who have had personal experience or using reader submissions. In doing so they have made me a lot more comfortable with my feelings, I often look at 'articles' such as Things People Wish Their Friends Knew About Depression, to let myself know that how I'm feeling is normal and I'm in no way the only one, in order for me to be more accepting of myself.

So, here I am now. Putting my thoughts and feeling onto the world wide web for all to see. Personally I'm not even sure what my own reasons are for this, or what I hope to gain. It's easier for me to tap buttons on a keyboard and click a mouse, than it is to explain what's inside my head out loud in a coherent manner. Maybe this will help me, maybe it will help someone else, to be honest I don't have a plan for what I'll even be writing next, but I already feel better today for doing so.