We all go through those rough patches. Sometimes they last just for the day, and other times you feel like you have been stuck in a rut forever. I understand the feeling and have dealt with the “what am I supposed to do” mentality.
People used to tell me that this mentality was half of the battle, but the truth is that changing your feelings about a situation can be very difficult (more difficult for some than others).
Sometimes it helps to just vent a little bit, express your concerns, and let others help you.
This is why blogging as a form of therapy is perfect for someone who needs that extra dose of confidence. In other words, having a successful blog doesn’t have to mean making money.
For those who are unfamiliar, a blog is very much like an online diary except people can read and comment on the blog. Anyone can start a blog by visiting Blogger.com in just a few quick minutes.
You can customize the blog with colors and fonts that fit your personality.
Tips to Blogging Successfully and Getting Back to Being Positive
Blogging can be a great form of therapy for a few reasons:
- It allows you to get your thoughts down on paper, which sometimes helps clear up situations. When you can see your problems laid out side by side, you often feel more at ease and more in control.
- It gives you a chance to reflect on everything that has happened. Too often people don’t stop and think about what it is that is really making them upset.
- Those who follow your blog or visit your blog will be able to give you advice. This advice could potentially come from people across the globe, so you’ll get new perspectives.
Although the benefits are great, there are a few things to remember if you want to be successful. Before you go spilling your heart out, consider some words of advice:
- Too open – There is such a thing as being too open when blogging. It’s okay to get personal, but most people generally want to keep blogs PG and under control. You don’t want to gross readers out or turn readers off. Those thoughts should be kept to a diary. Anything that is going to be shared with a group of people should be shared with the hope that people will want to help.
- Topics – You will want to make sure that the topic of your blog is OK to be seen by others. It can be tempting to vent about your boss, but if you think the message could be relayed back to your boss, it’s better to use a tactic other than blogging to try and solve the problem.
- Frequency – The more often you post on your blog, the better chance you have that people will begin to follow you and your thoughts. Your blog doesn’t always have to be used for therapeutic reasons, but just for fun. Although you will have the occasional bad days, your blog can be about whatever you want.
Many people find that blogging opens up a whole new world of connections with like-minded people. I know that blogging has helped me get through some tough times, and it helped me realize that I’m not the only one who sometimes feels down.
Although getting advice and hearing “it happens to everyone” is OK from your family, it has a bigger affect when you know the person is not trying to spare your feelings.
Have you ever found blogging to be therapeutic? What was your experience?
Amanda DiSilvestro is a writer on topics ranging from social media to phone systems. She writes for an online resource that gives advice on topics including credit card processing to small businesses and entrepreneurs for the leading business directory, Business.com.
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So far, there is not enough traffic to any of my blogs for me to have even formulated an opinion. I started blogging to promote my business - but not in a cold hearted way…rather in a friendly “real” way.
Presently, I am dealing more with ‘the learning curve’ of how there are blogs of mine at Word Press, through Uranian Fiction, at LinkedIn and Angie’s Diary. Sometimes the same post shows up in more than one blog and other times it is as challenging as when one is stumbling around in the middle of the night searching for the bathroom in an unfamiliar and dark location.
I think you are falling into the “stressful” state of blogging. This happens to me all the time, and I definitely know what you mean by feeling like you’re stumbling around in the dark. I think that this will always be one element of blogging (as well as seeing the same posts over and over again), but it may help to sit back and write about what you really want to hear and not worry about what others think. You might be surprised at just how much traffic a post like that would get! Thanks for reading and good luck!
Amanda
I absolutely love blogging, I have my internet marketing teaching blog my passion is business and marketing so I write all my marketing in my blog, and it helps me relax
That’s great! I really love when bloggers blog because it helps them relax. I think it is very possible to turn blogging into something stressful, but it’s important to remember why you do it in the first place. Thanks for reading!
i think blogging is method of proving long-held beliefs in the healing power of writing and group therapy.
Hi Amanda,
I love the idea of blogging as therapy. In a way, that’s how I feel about it. I used to wake up every morning with so many ideas running through my head that it drove me crazy sometimes.
I still get plenty of ideas, but my head is clearer now.
Madonna
Great post, customizing blog to fit personality is very interesting thing you mentioned here.
We always look for our blogs to represent us and to tell people what we are like. Just by looking at someone’s blog you can find out something about that person.
thanks for sharing
Hello.
Visiting from the group We The Bloggers.
I am someone who exists in the image of love and who loves to write romantic poetry. That’s what I use my blog for. I write because it gives me joy. I am not interested in blogging for money. I’ve been blogging just over a year now and have made many friends, some of whom have become very dear to me and whose friendship will remain with me for many years to come. I love to interact and have fun with the reader and this is evident from some of my comments not only in the responses on my blog, but also the responses I give at other blogs too. Followers come and go all the time, but I do have a few loyal followers who will return time and time again. Thanks for sharing.
Well, I really appreciate receiving the reply. I’m still not sure what to think. Marketing is so individual and in real life, a lot of the same behaviors that help us make real friends are also good marketing moves. Maybe the effects of the other people will be helpful.
I think the effects of other people will certainly be helpful. If you’re into marketing your blog, go for it! Some people have a knack for blogging and making money off the blog. If this is your avenue, more power to you!
I think blogging is like keeping a diary, only you get live opinions from your readers - some opinions actually bring you back to earth.
I have been blogging past one year, earlier it was a hobby but now it has become a part of my life. I am thinking to switch and take blogging as a career because after that I will do what I love to do.
I know a few people who run two blogs: One for pleasure and one for business. This usually isn’t too overwhelming because you really enjoy blogging as a hobby. This may be something you want to try so that you don’t lose your passion for writing about w/e it is you really enjoy!
I love what it said Amanda. Yeah, I do agree on your statement about blogging can be also a form of therapy. I can share a little experience on my part. Its been a month that I stop blogging due to health problem and other difficulties of my site. I really depress on what happened and my friend tries to communicate me via cell phone inviting me to visit his site. This invitation makes me motivate to make another change to my site and really it makes difference.
That’s great! I think everyone falls away from a hobby every once and a while, but I’m sure once you get back into it you’ll really feel better. There are always unexpected things that can take us away from doing what we love, but you can get right back into blogging!
Blogging started with the concept of diary but today it has emerged as a industry. It is very profitable industry if one knows how to drive it.
Well I am not agree to this point: “The more often you post on your blog, the better chance you have that people will begin to follow you and your thoughts.”
I’ve done the whole “posting daily” routine. And I can tell you that I prefer longer, high quality posts than short posts delivered daily.
Longer, higher quality posts get shared more often, and people generally engage with them more. Period.
Anyway, great post and tips!
That is a really great point to make. High quality posts are always more effective even if they do not come out everyday. Thanks for making me think twice!
Great Thinking, blogging should be done like a Therapy. But due to lack of time, I Used to post 2-3 article a week. I have to maintain my college study with Blogging.
I can tell you that I prefer longer, high quality posts than short posts delivered daily. Thanks for sharing.
I personally enjoy reading blogs about life, experiences and DIY. it helps
to discover my passion and the real me.
I do agree on your statement about blogging can be also a form of therapy. Thanks that you’ve posted.
lariane says
I am thinking to switch and take blogging as a career because after that I will do what I love to do.
i think blogging is method of proving long-held beliefs in the healing power of writing and group therapy.
Verona Holtzman says
I think that being open in your blogging can not only be therapeutic for you - it can actually help to build your brand. Once you’ve got some content out there that people have enjoyed, they’ll naturally want to know more about you and your interests, passions, even problems. You don’t have to be a big-name celebrity for people to take genuine interest in your personal life! You’re right about not OVERsharing, though…
GREAT point. You certainly can help improve your brand by talking about real issues and real joys in your life. There is an audience out there for that sort of subject matter. As long as you don’t get TOO personal, it can help you be successful as well as be therapeutic. Thanks for reading!
This is the beauty of genuine blogging. It is our platform for those things we are passionate about. Our readers love seeing our transparency and authenticity. So we should be free to rant whenever we wish, or to raise issues that concen us. I love dealing with my personal issues, by dealing with them through writing a blog. It doesn’t just help me, but others dealing with similar situations. I see my blog not only as my business platform, but my personal brand, so i give my readers the real me, and it helps both them and me. As a personal development coach i advocate people to write a personal journal, to get things out rather than keeping them in, and hey that was what blogs back in the day were all about. Thank you for writing such a thought provoking post.
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Hi Amanda,
thanks for sharing your insights. For me, writing is kind of therapy and part of the cleansing and healing process. And sharing it with others - who even might be in similar situations - helps even more.
Take care
Oliver
Great, I like your way to explain it, You always have new something, thank for sharing..:)
i fully agreed that writing and bloging is a full therapy, i loeve blogging very much not for income its ma passion. but if you earn for you passion and with fulfill your desire just awesome
I agree blogging can be a stress buster…it helps you to went out your thoughts and is a soothing experience though I agree one has to take in to consideration some points as mentioned in the article.