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I've tried to explain blogging with little to no success. For me personally, it is quarter hobby, quarter therapy, quarter social, quarter geekdom with a splash of narcissism. I don't have any particular wisdom to impart to the masses who happen to find me. If someone finds something in which they have a reaction, I appreciate their comments but I don't feel rejected if they choose not to post.
Blogging helps me feel part of a bigger world than my own. I don't have to be in the same room with someone to feel connected. I've lived alone in the past almost 15 years and felt lonelier at times than living alone now with the Internet available. What psychological inference is there in that revelation? Avoiding intimacy? Fear of rejection? Social anxiety? Duh. Of course. I don't have to blog to recognize that!
My confession: I don't need a reason. Can't I just enjoy it without constantly trying to define it?
Abso-f**king-lutely!
Abso-f**king-lutely!
2 comments:
I know what you're talking about! I'm not a very socialable person and blogging lets me be socialable, with actually being socialable!
Pam - I hear you! And, one can be socialable on their own schedule. Maybe I should have added "selfish" to my list, too:) Writing is good. It stimulates the brain.
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