A lot of you who know me well probably wonder why I post so much about my health problems on social media. After all, I am a very private person who doesn’t like to be the center of attention, doesn’t give much information about myself to others, and at least tries not to bring attention to problems I’m having. There’s a lot of information that I keep quiet about online for a lot of reasons, but I’m pretty vocal about my physical health.
Well, there are a few answers to that. First, one of the reasons I started my blog was specifically to create and share food items that I can eat. I needed that push to keep myself creative with what I have instead of falling into the same boring food habits. And the problem of my food allergies is directly related to the rest of my health. My only social media presences (Instagram and Pinterest) are dedicated mainly for the purpose of my blog. Another reason is that my physical health has caused a lot of discouragement in my life. I serve a faithful God who is pulling me through that, but it is so easy to feel alone through all of this. I don’t want others to feel this way. I want to share my experiences so that others who maybe can’t talk about what they’re feeling, what they’re struggling with mentally from their health issues can see that they’re not alone. Finally, I’m not a perfect person. My life is extremely messy. I don’t want to portray the perfect life on social media. Yeah, I’m striving for a much better, neater, prettier life. (See my post about minimalism here.) But most of my life right now is discouragement from work, messy living areas, and doctor’s visits. If I’m going to be honest about who I am, that’s going to show up a lot. But through it all, I hope to remain pointing others to God and reflecting His joy through that. As I continue my health journey, we’re finding a lot of links to my mental health. That is probably where I’ll scale back some on what I share publicly. But as far as my physical problems go, I have few hesitations (though plenty of insecurities!) about sharing them on social media, because ultimately, I want to give an accurate representation of what my Father is doing in my life.
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Dani M
My mind is a strange place. I am a Christian first and foremost, but I'm also a musician and an artist. I love science and natural health. I love the ice and I love to dance. This page will contain as much randomness as myself. Archives
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