I was looking through the archives on my blog and stumbled across this “get to know me” style article. I read it and couldn’t stop smiling about the things I listed years ago and what I felt important to communicate. I’m grateful to have my blog because it’s like a diary, except I won’t forget…
Two and a half years ago I made the decision to turn off every single social media notification on my phone, computer, and tablet. I noticed myself spending too much time playing the “I feel left out” and “why doesn’t my life look like that” game. After my head injury I felt like the world was continuing without me. I never compared my life to others online until my injury, and being able to not physically do a lot of the things I was seeing online played a huge role in my self-esteem. I realized one day social media was gaining too much power over my life, so I changed this.
I’m not one to talk about my private life online. If I do, it’s a controlled version of what I want you to know. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with deciding to selectively sharing what goes on in one’s personal life, online. I haven’t really talked about my head injury on here before. While…