So I have blogged some about my upbringing and the physical punishment I grew up in. What I have been avoiding is talking about my issues as an adult. I am still not sure if I want to blog about them or not. Its not like I am hiding it, all of my friends know I have aggression, and a few also know I have anger issues.
I know that keeping a journal would be good, and I also know that sharing my experiences with others helps, a lot. I have always been a sharing type person. When my father killed himself, it caused a problem in the family as I posted it and shared it with friends of mine that I was dealing with it. My sister-in-law got so mad at me she defriended me on Facebook.
I worry that if I share though, being as I am an outspoken atheist, some will try to turn my anger into my stance of anti-theism, when really that is mostly based in reason and logic. Though at the same time I feel that if I share my process and why I am the way I am and what I am doing to fix it, then it may full well show that I am firmly grounded in reality and doing this to FIX the issues. to make sure my kids don't get messed up from my influences too.
Well friends this is my latest quandary. Do I share with you, the things I am doing (counseling and such) to work through my issues on the same blog that I use to bitch about Theism, or do I create a new journal/blog for that and keep it to myself? A really trusted friend of mine Jt Eberhard, said "do what makes you feel comfortable". I know I need to share sometimes to help me deal with and understand my emotions, that's who I am. I also know that this can muddy up my position with some people, as I know they will look for any excuse to discredit that position.
On the other hand does that even matter in the end?
Throw me your 2 cents worth, here, on Facebook, or e-mail, I would be interested in some Input...
This is something I've had to consider as well. I always wonder if I mention on my blog that my dad, a devout Christian, died when I was 2 1/2, if people would suddenly make it into an issue of, "oh, well you're just angry at God."
ReplyDeleteFor some time, I avoided mentioning it, but at some point, I did. And no one has ever commented about it. I think it's mainly a matter of how you do it. So long as you keep the topics separate in and of themselves (even if on the same blog), then they'll tend to stay separate in the minds of others.
And if they don't, well then fuck them. They're not intelligent enough to listen to anyway.