April 22, 2010
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Depression and Blogging
I was reading a pulse of wutuwaitn4 and he typed “I’ve noticed that most people blog more when they’re depressed and sad. I, on the other hand, blog more when I’m happy. Is that strange?”
Do you tend to blog more when you are depressed?
Comments (129)
I blog whenever I think of something interesting. I write more poetry and lyrics though when I’m feeling either really happy or really depressed.
Yep. It’s easier for me because I know how easy it is for others to relate.
I don’t get depressed, I get more vindictive.
I kind of just blog when the notion strikes me.
Sometimes…sometimes I blog when there is something interesting that happened and so on. Depends.
It depends. Ironically enough, I’ve written some of my funniest posts while depressed.
Yes, Thankfully I’m not severly depressed. I throw out into the sea bottles with notes in them from my island. Actually it’s more like balloons from my cave, or smoke signals and drum rhythms now.
Yes.
i *usually* blog here when i’m calm, and for the most part, keep my rants private at other blogging sites.
Nope, I’m a random as hell person who just blogs whenever something comes to mind. Regardless of what it is. I was just talking to verified_but_still_denied about this though, and it seems that creativity comes out more easily when unhappy though, in terms of poetry for me anyway. (For whatever reason that may be. o.O)
I blog because I am bored…and sometimes boredom leads to depression, which leads me to blog when I am bored and become depressed…sometimes. haha, there are some good blogs out there that keep me entertained
I go back and forth. Sometimes Xanga is a chief comfort to me.
Emotional inspiration gets me writing usually.
No
I blog much more when my mood is down.
I blog more when I’m negative but it’s usually private.
yes. seems like theres more to write about when everything is going to shit
I blog whats on my mind when I feel like the need to blog and if something happens that makes me upset at that point I sometimes do blog, otherwise most of it’s happy or whatever.
Yeah, I probably do blog more when I’m depressed. Generally it is because I need to vent a lot more. When I’m happy, I’m normally out enjoying life, and therefore not on Xanga as much. When I’m depressed, I’m locked in my room, so I write.
No. I just blog whenever I feel like writing something.
I blog when I’m bored. And when I’m supposed to be doing homework.
i like to blog when i’m depressed because people don’t really know i have a xanga. i can vent without people (that i know personally know) knowing.
yup
Yes, sadly, I do. I feel like a whiny bitch sometimes, but… Well, whatever.
No I blog whenever I have something to say
I write all the time, depressed, content or elated.
I find that commenting on someones else’s blog often inspires me to write.
No, I tend to stay away from any kind of social interaction when I’m depressed.
The happy side of me doesn’t seem to love blogging as the darker, sadder side of me =P
i blog when i’m depressed or if anything is going on in my mind..
Yeah, that’s definitely the case for me.
Haha, yeah. It helps.
yep
It doesn’t matter to me. I’ll only blog when I feel like writing something.
i blog more no matter how i am feeling
I read more blogs when I’m depressed, but I write more when I’m not. My depressed blogs are scary when I get them on paper, and I stare at the page going “daaaaaaamn, i’m not letting anyone read this.”
I blog when I’m drunk. I write when I have a pen, paper, and an idea.
Pretty much. I find that when I’m happy, I sound like a two year old when I write. Creativity and intelligence go out the window
Not really. I blog every day, regardless of how I’m feeling.
I wouldn’t say more. I do tend to post lots of emo blogs in a row though, without much of a break. So I guess I blog with less variety when I’m depressed.
I try to blog bothe when I’m happy and when I’m depressed. That is the true face of me, after all.
I always private my emo posts. But I do blog more when I’m upset.
I’m usually depressed I do have highs but they’re rarer and much shorter
I blog when I need to mentally work through something, which happens during a vast array of my emotions lolz I blog equally when I’m sad as I do happy.
I blog when I’ve got something interesting to say.
more or less… I blog when I usually feel like it…and that is usually when I am depressed because it’s something I want to get off my chest… or when I am confused so that way I can sleep at night without all of this in my head… usually that doesn’t work either, so I may need to take a different approach to that.
I blog when I am happy. When I am depressed I have better things to do than sitting at my computer griping about the things making me depressed.
I blog, therefore I am
(I just blog for the hell of it. I don’t really ever feel depressed)
Not really, but you can probably tell when reading that my style changes a bit if I’m not in a good mood though.
No
Yes. I work best in times of sadness. But not always. More often that not, I could not think straight to write.
oh yes! last year when a terrible thing happened, suddenly i couldn’t stop writing. i wrote blogs, poetry, songs…. it was a side of me that i had never known before. as time went by and happy visited me again, the writing slowed down and the quality went away too. strange, but now i miss those days when my mind was going full speed ahead.
I don’t think it’s strange at all. Maybe slightly outside normal. But normal is only a morphing shifting statistic average.
I blog when I feel that it’s been awhile since I last updated >>
I used to blog when I was sad, but hardly when I was really happy.
I’ve changed since then though.
Yes. Blogging is my escape until I’m ready to go back.
Not really… I tend to blog when I’m angry. No wonder I sound like a b*tch,
Blogging when I’m depressed is one of my many coping mechanisms. Well…it is now since I only started doing it a few months ago.
People forget that before blogging was all the rage, these things were used as journals and diaries. Only in the last two years I’d say has there been a change in what blogging meant. So I think it’s only natural that our tendency is to blog more when we’re bothered with something or depressed. It’s still a way to process whatever is going on in our lives.
I’m not the depressive type. I tend to blog more when I have more time.
Blogging when I am depressed …is that the same as having a depressing blog?
You’re pissing me off. I’m gonna blog about it. Or not.
I feel better as soon as I log in, before I can even start typing my entry.
haha jk. Well I never feel “depressed.” But I blog when I’m happy, because I blog when I’m inspired, and inspiration makes me happy.
If I feel down or bad, I don’t wanna put people through reading that, so I wouldn’t think of blogging. Sometimes I am tempted to Pulse at those times, but I don’t.
In general, yes.
I write most when i am feeling something intense…. as it would happen, depression is something I feel intensely, often
I blog whenever I feel like it or however I feel atm.
I blog all the time. For any mood. People enjoy hearing about misery, because that’s the only time I really get a ton of comments – misery and controversy. Happy blogs get ignored.
Not really. I blog when I think of something or have something interesting to share.
I try to blog every day regardless of how I feel.
true…that AND (not or) time is also a major factor.
I blog every day, happy or sad. I tell everyone almost every thought in my head. It’s like a form of therapy for me.
I think it’s situational based on the person. If you knew me a year ago…I blogged when I was depressed…because that was a huge part of who I was. Blogging then wasn’t something I did to share a view or entertain or be entertained, like others, but rather was a vent that I considered healthier than SI (or worse).
If you look at my life today…I blog when I’m happy…because that’s a huge part of who I am. Blogging now is something I do to share a view or entertain or be entertained, like others, rather than a vent, as it once was.
I used to write when I thought something was an interesting or philosophical topic. But yea, I now just blog when I’m sad or angry -_-
Bleh.
Well yeah, I suppose. I know when I’m happy, I write. When I’m sad, I write.
Hell, when I’m horny, I write. (Otherwise I’d probably get myself into some trouble.)
It happens. I think it’s just more…apparent? When people blog about being sad/depressed. I think it stands out more then when someone is happy. I secretly like reading people’s depressing blogs, it makes me giggle.
I think depression might affect the quality, rather than the quantity, of blog posts. Blog postings are a matter of spare time above all else.
I blog whenever. I haven’t really noticed my mood when I blog. But when I think about something to blog about I usually blog.
No. I tend to stay away when i’m depressed.
I write more but I don’t think I blog more.
definitely
Nope. I’m too busy drinking to blog when I’m sad…
hahaha,,, who in their right mind would be depressed? depressed is a state of mind that is easily overcome… but then,, they dont teach that in school do they…
hahahaha,, its like someone wants you to be depressed…
could it be our fearless leaders??? hahahahahaha
yes…it is therapeutic.
@mejicojohn - I repectfully disagree. You are so wrong about depression.
I only blog when I feel like there is something useful that will come forth from my fingers.
Depressed unfortunately, I wish I blogged more when I was happier.
No I journal more when I am down.
I comment more than anything else. Blogging is more of an outlet for my ideas and my humor, not so much for my emotions.
When I do actually post something, it’s usually of the humorous nature. So I guess I post more when I have ideas I think are worth sharing. I would never make a whiny, depressing post. No one really wants to read that.
I think I’ve blogged once when I was depressed, but then deleted my post since I was in a better mood. I usually blog when I have something on my mind.
But I send Facebook messages when I’m depressed. Usually if I think someone hates me (but it’s all in my head), and I’m telling them how sorry and how upset I am.
hmm… yes. because i have a tendency to stay away from the computer when i’m truly happy.
I proably do blog more when I’m in a gloomy mood, but I mostly just blog when there’s something I need to get out to make me feel a little better.
No, I blog when I’m bored.
Blogging is the last thing i want to do when I’m unhappy.
yes
I used to blog when anything noteworthy happened, particularly when I was happy or excited about something. Now, I pretty much blog when I’m feeling depressed, it seems like the best or easiest outlet for those feelings.
Depression, for a myriad of reasons, is a pretty constant companion to me, so I plead guilty. If things change, though, I don’t intend leaving Xanga. I guess we’ll all have to see if the tone changes.
I used to blog when I was happy, only because I had friends that would read it and I wanted to share. Now it’s all depressing usually :- unfortunately.
definitely!
I find that I blog everyday regardless of being upset, however, if I am upset, it’s a good way to express myself and get it out. I like the time I take to think while blogging to word and phrase my thoughts so I can view them and just realize how I can get about my problems.
the only time i ever blog is when i’m depressed.
The only time I don’t blog is when I’m angry.
I never want to become a cynical pessimist or join the ranks of ‘hater’ status.
Yep!
True, I blog when I’m sad too.
I blog so that I don’t get depressed, if that makes sense haha.
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YES!
I blog all the time. When I’m depressed I have more to say.
yeah that’s probably the reason why my posts are either depressing or stressed out.
Yes.
well i either blog when i’m depressed or really happy .. but unfortunately, i get depressed more often =/
i blog more when i am depressed.
Yes. A way to vent without bringing down others around u.
i do either, when happy or sad.
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My downtrodden blogs are usually lengthier than my upbeat blogs.
I’m usually too busy trying to enjoy the good moments before they slip through my fingers.
I blog during both… More depressed or upset though… -_-
I think people might even thing I’m a sad lonely person, but it’s not true, I just need a place to let my feelings/frustrations out. Later when I’m happy I private the post. hah.
I blog when I’m depressed and pissed off a lot more. Not on purpose. I notice when I’m out partying or with good friends, I don’t ever upload blogs.
Yeah. I find it easy to express my feelings here.
I used to blog only when depressed, angry or upset. It was an outlet for my emotions. Therefore, I have a year or two of completely depressing posts and it seems as if my life was in complete shambles, but it really wasn’t. There were happy things too, I just didn’t write about them.
Now, I mostly just write whenever I feel like it – sometimes it’s happy, sometimes it’s not, sometime’s it’s just random.
More often that not, yes. It’s a decent way to root out a problem and give it a frame in words, which, usually, means a frame of understanding. Of course, if I can’t frame it just right, it’s not going to get written…
Yes, I must admit….when I’m down in the dumps, I tend to blog more. It’s not that I’m trying to bring others to suffer with me in my misery; it’s that just that I don’t quite know what to do with all the feelings I’d have during the situation. There’s no one to really talk to around in my life, and even if there was, they’re not usually very understanding. So I have to spill SOMEWHERE. Plus, putting it all down is educational too when I reread the blogs.
Writing is therapeutic. And most people want support from others when feeling “down.”
I just like writing. xD
I think that people blog more when they are depressed.
That is because when we are depressed, we are generally alone and want to talk.
Hence blogging to the world at large.
it’s true
I blog whenever I feel like it, really. But I have noticed most of the time it’s when I’m depressed.
No, I blog more when I’m angry or irritated at or about something or someone. :p Its one of my ways of venting.
Wow. Actually, I find I blog less when I’m depressed. I write less in general.