“The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others” Quote by Dag Hammarskjold
I was inspired to blog by both my son and daughter
My son is experiencing an emotionally painful event in his life and documents his feelings, values and ideas in the form of a blog. I took pride in his insight, values and morals realising the difficult path he had chosen. His writing filled me with pride
My daughter is final year journalism student; as a project she writes a weekly blog which I find creative, informative, insightful and intellectual, again a source of pride.
In discussion with my daughter the following comment was passed “come on dad get into the 21st century and start blogging” This comment was a stunning blow, am I old and not “with it” any longer, am I not modern, have the passing years caused me to be complacent with my staid habits. No I could not allow that to happen to me
I decided to blog about my struggle with Bipolar Disorder. After my first post I realised it would merely be a type of mini autobiography and the content seemed to me to be narcissistic, egotistical and arrogant
I have decide to change tack and blog about controversial issues and pontificate about my philosophy and values and the manner in which so called social norms conflict with my views
This subject matter of my next blog may be about human dignity; who knows i am Bipolar
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ralopib- “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself” Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche 19 September, 2009 ralopib1
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- “The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others” Quote by Dag Hammarskjold 13 August, 2008 ralopib1
Welcome to the 21st century.
I found your last two posts insightful. For me , what makes a blog like this stand out from the many others on bipolar disorder are your experiences. That is where the richness of a blog like this lies. My suggestion we be to not drop the autobiographical element.
I don’t think it’s narcissistic. Personal experience gives the reader a sense of who you are and where you are writing from. For me , that is very important.
Hey there Nic, thank you for the comment
Well now I am partly part of the 21st Century
You know I value your opinion so will think carefully about writing my blogs in an autobiographical style
And if what I have written so far has given you any positive insight about me that is so gratifying
I have updated the “About Me” section so please have another look, it may surprise you
Thank you for your encouragement
Narcisism: Psychoanalysis. erotic gratification derived from admiration of one’s own physical or mental attributes, being a normal condition at the infantile level of personality development. (Thanks http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=narcissistic)
I’m pretty much guessing in the dark here but you sound like you have a pretty level headed and firm grip on maturity and mentally challenged or not, you don’t appear to get much gratification from admiring yourself.
Keep it real, like you’ve been doing, and you’d be surprised at how many people are curious and interested. You sound like you have a story to tell and you seem to have an audience.
If you are up for the scrutiny of random strangers (trolls) who may (or may not) feed their own narcissistic egos with stupid comments to see their name in print and get attention, well, keep talking.
Sounds like your life experience may help others with theirs.
Hi Jo,
Many thanks for your comment, encouragement and kind words
May your life be filled with joy and everything beautiful a human being may experience
Take care