Writing, as a treatment, is as old as the ink itself. Understand everywhere as a conversion process, the simple act of putting a pen on a page can jump and start personal growth and healing.
Over the years I have spent more than a dozen hours on the couch, sorting out the things I have built, bought, borrowed and inherited during my 48 years. Without exception, each qualified physician has suggested the following recommendations: start and maintain a daily journal.
It seems that great frustration and anxiety can be solved with pen and paper. For reasons, that can only be described as part of ‘personal preferences,’ my journal retention will begin and expire at the time of recording. However, I knew that the writing process was strong despite my inability to be consistent. Once, after being able to hold my nose in a 13-week grinding program, I skipped tall buildings constructed by the artist's design and descended to the other side, with renewed energy and good paid work.
Despite my success, however, I soon stopped writing my thoughts on paper.
Miraculously, last spring, the writing of my whole life came about at the click of a computer button. In a simple way like one, two, three, I started my own online journal, better known as a blog.
A blog is a web log that covers a series of posts, about the author's choice of topic, from professional to personal. All entries have a date and time for the stamping as it is published, which gives the essence a sense of the traditional diary.
The blog process is very simple and free for anyone with computer access. I write down my thoughts, press and publish to change, soon my raves will be live on the World Wide Web. No moderator, web host, publisher or editor can be found. Control of blog posts, speed and frequency are in the hands of the blogger.
However, there is one encouraging difference that varies between your hidden diary, under the bed, and your blog. Blogging caters to potential audiences.
My first thought was to use a blog to share the amazing journey of my Girl Calendar life and draw attention to the Breast of Canada project. It did not take long to realize that following the fans was a huge noise, which put a lot of effort into the endless process of making, selling and distributing 3000 calendars every year.
My second blog took the alarm, providing breast-related news that was a simple product of my publisher role.
The third blog number was born due to the memory associated with menstruation and hair loss. It is affectionately called ‘My Blog Over Time, How To Get Out Of Life,’ This effort is really in line with the medical writing model and has a huge impact on my state of mind.
Writing in public about my depression, in real time, is like inviting dozens of postmenopausal women for tea and heart-wrenching talk. Not surprisingly, the growing silence associated with menopause, with the above expression ‘Relaxing’ has a profound effect on female readers.
I took a picture of my waist and a funny bone, shared my treatment results, my mood swings and my belief that menstruation is not a disease. Thinking increases with each entry; self-confidence grows as understanding and a relaxed sense of aging grow. My menopause blog is like a red tent online for anyone interested in singing about growing up.
Finally, curiosity leads to online surveys of blogs, blog rolls and search engines to see if other women are writing about their lives, health and wellness.
It turns out that they exist. Thousands of blogs written by young mothers, newly divorced, empty nests, menopause survivors, cancer survivors, home-based parents, clinical depression and curiosity. Photos uploaded. Advice is sought. Forums are collected in a way that comments the reader leaves as an online hug. A lot of communication is being done between people who are separated by the world, but who are connected by circumstances.
Smart blog names are common for blog owners. Ellie at This is My Body, This is My Blood offers a fun window of her sympathy party before menstruation. ‘I’m Out of Estrogen and Not Good’ offers a window on Victoria’s menopause. The group blog I meet ignores the claims: "Starting this blog is about 50,000 cheaper than a good therapist."
This new cyber block kid follows, Code of conduct that creates a safe, inspiring and friendly environment where you can allow yourself to be involved, be human and be heard. Not everyone writes as an expert, although there are excellent bloggers who lead the parade of many readers. Scores of like-minded, diverse groups of people come together and share the Blogosphere.
My biggest benefit to blogging comes from my daily commitment, just as psychologists suggest. I wipe my head, correct my dehydrated emotions, rejoice and remind myself that life is changing. Indeed, the cyber trail recording of my mood swings is overwhelming evidence.
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