Cheap Therapy.

Yes guys I'm actually doing it - this is a blog about blogging.

Now don't just stop reading now; you might find some of this useful. Or at least interesting.

When you're depressed, or have loads on your mind, I often advise to write a blog.

Most people go "Oh thanks for the advice Dannie, but I don't really think I have the balls to write a blog. Sorry." - but they don't know the half of it.

People often ask me why I do it - why do I throw my life out for everyone to see?

So I've written a list on why people should give it a go.

Pros: 

• You don't have to show people your blog page, and you can write under an alias, pretty much making your page anonymous - if that's what you're after.
• It helps with depression. Seriously guys - I've had two friends of mine make secret blogs, with only myself and maybe another close friend reading them. I got to see how they turned from sullen and dry to someone now happy and full of life. Venting is the key. Though this doesn't work for everyone - I've seen it work more often than it hasn't.
• It's a good way to let people know what's up. If something is going on in your life, and you're sick of explaining the same old story over and over - just send your friends the blog link and tell them to read. It's what I've done a few times, and saved time.
• You can make new friends. With my blog, it's really nice or random when people you hardly talk to comes up and says they read and enjoy my posts. That they're going through the same situations and just open up and talk to me. 
• Like I've said a hundred times - it's excellent venting. Like a diary, though without the whole awkward "Dear Diary" thing and the cramp in your hand from pen usage. You also see all the words typed up in front of you, a good way to take things in and accept it. "So why not just write up a Word post" you ask? I'm not really sure. There's just a difference. Give it a go - you'll see. I personally always feel better after a good blog post. 

Cons:

• If you have a public blog, and you post your link everywhere - nothing is really secret (if you're blogging about your life or something). Although - like me - this isn't really a problem, it can be for people who like to keep some things private, so be careful with that.
• It can become a great procrastination tool - not a good thing to have when you have a million assignments or hours of studying to do.

There are actually loads of other points I have, I just can't really think of them right now.
But if you have any more questions, facebook message or formspring me or something and I'll let you know more.




To my regular readers - sorry about this little fail blog. It's just a kind of advertisement, but I promise I'll type up some more interesting stuff when I find some worthwhile topics or something fucks up my life again.


Talk soon, Dannie.
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