vrijdag 12 oktober 2012

Reasons





Why?

Why do I post on my blog that I am not doing well.
Why do I talk openly on the internet about my struggles?

I thought about this and I know that others are thinking it too.

Obviously I love blogging.
and it is therapeutic to write my thoughts down.

Is it because of the attention?
 I just have this teeny little spot on the internet 
and people do read my blog, but attention? I don't think so.

So why?
Because I want to speak up. 
Because I have nothing to be ashamed of.
This is not my fault.
mental illness can happen to anyone.
I didn't choose this, it chose me.

For years I have been ashamed.
Too ashamed to even dare think that I needed help.
No one should ever have to go through that.
To be alone, to feel helpless and hopeless.
It's almost 1,5 years ago that I asked for help and started my treatment.
And it has not been easy, but it has been the best decision I have ever made.
Because with the help came hope.

Asking for help is not the worst thing that can happen.
The worst thing that can happen 
is staying alone in the dark.

I want to thank you all for the kind words and thoughts and prayers.
It means a lot to me.

Waarom?

Waarom plaats ik op mijn blog dat het niet goed gaat?
Waarom praat ik openlijk op het internet over mijn strubbelingen?

Ik dacht hierover na en ik weet dat anderen het ook denken.

Natuurlijk hou ik van het bloggen,
en het opschrijven van mijn gedachten werkt therapeutisch.

Is het vanwege de aandacht?
Ik heb een piepklein blogje op het internet en mensen lezen het wel, maar aandacht?
Ik dacht het niet.

Dus waarom?
Omdat ik me uit wil spreken.
Ik hoef me nergens voor te schamen.
Dit is niet mijn schuld.
Een psychische aandoening kan iedereen overkomen.
Ik koos het niet, het koos mij.

Jarenlang heb ik me geschaamd.
Zo geschaamd dat ik niet eens durfde te denken dat ik hulp nodig had.
Niemand zou daar doorheen moeten gaan.
Om je alleen te voelen hopeloos en hulpeloos.
Het is nu bijna 1,5 jaar geleden dat ik om hulp vroeg en dat mijn behandeling begon.
Het is niet makkelijk geweest, maar het is de beste beslissing die ik ooit heb gemaakt.
Want met de hulp kwam er hoop.

Om hulp vragen is niet het ergste dat er kan gebeuren.
Het ergste wat er kan gebeuren.
Is alleen blijven in het donker.

Bedankt voor alle lieve woorden, gedachten en gebeden.
Het betekent heel veel voor mij.



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You're so brave to share this, Mirjam. I hope that the days will only get better for you. xo
1 reply · active 650 weeks ago
The days are so much better, but sometimes I forget how far I have come.. Thank you. xo
Your comment made me cry. Sometimes the good that someone else sees in you can be the motivation you need to get up and get going again. Thank you.
Net zoals je zegt, jij hebt dit niet gekozen, het koos jou! Ik vind het juist heel erg sterk van je, dat je hulp hebt gevraagd want inderdaad; niemand zou zich zo mogen voelen... Zo alleen...
Ik wens je een fijn weekend, dapper mens...
Liefs,
Mirjam
1 reply · active 650 weeks ago
Het doet me goed om af en toe mijn hart te kunnen luchten en me uit te spreken en dan ook nog zulke lieve berichtjes te krijgen van een fantastische lezer en blogger, want dat ben je Mirjam.
Liefs Mirjam
Sending you so much love and support, Mirjam. "The worst thing that can happen is staying alone in the dark." This line resonated with me so much. I speak out because of that reason. I stayed alone in the dark for seven months.
1 reply · active 650 weeks ago
Thank you Jennifer.
You have no idea how your speaking up and honesty has helped me muster up the courage to speak up.
So sorry, you stayed in the dark for seven months, I'm so glad that you stepped out into the light after that.
Because that is where you deserve to be.
Thank you for sharing. I don't see struggles and pain in your posts, only beauty. That's why I come here-to see something beautiful when life is chaotic. Learning about you is a bonus :)
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1 reply · active 650 weeks ago
That's is the most wonderful compliment you can give me. I want to be myself on the blog, but sometimes I worry about scaring people away when I'm being honest. Thanks.
You are right. And the support is awesome. I need to be braver and speak up more. I don't know why I don't. Scared? Fear of being judged by people with minds too small for me to care what they think anyway?

I love seeing your beautiful photos.

I hope you are ok.
1 reply · active 650 weeks ago
The support is truly awesome. It is always scary to put yourself out there, but it is still a choice, you don't have to.
Just as long as you know that you have nothing to be ashamed of. That is what is important. Thank you.
It is by design, I believe, that I stumbled upon your blog. I, too, struggle with depression. I have for almost 20 years. I believe in Karma, so, I am thinking, of all the sites on the web, this is what led me here. Whatever the case, I feel as you do. I am hesitant to post things of that nature on my own blog. Yet, writing is so therapeutic!
I write, too, on Photoshop and digi-scrapping, so, I worry that those readers will tire or think I am weird. LOL But, I keep on because, like you, this is me!
I'm an empath, which results in a myriad of emotions - constantly. I've only recently began to learn to shield myself from the emotions of others. I've been like a magnet, soaking up everyone else's stuff. I care about people, but, I don't have to feel their pain too, eh?
It is a daily struggle to maintain. But, when I read things like you have written, I don't feel as isolated. I want to say 'Thank You' for being brave enough to post these things. Now, I don't feel as alone.
Blessings to you!
Su
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1 reply · active 650 weeks ago
It can be no coincidence that you found my blog and particularly this post. It can't be!
Anyway, thank you so much for commenting. Depression is a hard thing to struggle alone with. Being isolated makes it worse I think.
I completely understand what you mean about feeling other peoples pain. I had that for years, but it is starting to change now, and I have learned that it is okay to shield yourself.
You are definitely not alone in this, ever need a friend or just a listening ear. You know where to find me.
Blessings to you too. Now I'm off to take a look at your blog.

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