I have never blogged before and I took great pride in this fact. Until now, I have not subscribed to any online communities. I have taken great steps to avoid the MySpace and Facebook craze. Co-workers and friends have urged me a number of times to set up an account...but I just haven't been able to commit to the idea of revealing myself to the world.
I am not a private person...it is just the opposite. Most of the time I say too much...or the wrong thing. I am not comfortable with the fact that this tendency may be forever recorded on the World Wide Web. (I have witnessed this mistake from many a MySpacer).
But, alas, here I am...and all for a grade...I am a sell-out. Really.
I cannot remember when I first began keeping a journal. I want to say that it started as a prayer-type journal when I was a goodlittlegirl, which progressed into pre-teen hyper-babble, and later into sometimes intense reflections on self and the world I observed. I can tell you that I have not written in a journal in the past five years, when the person I lived with decided to--literally--take my word for it, reading passages I had written--only to use them against me later. I haven't had the courage for self-disclosure since, despite the beautiful leather bound journal my sister bought me two Christmases ago.
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Wow...I am impressed by your ability to avoid Facebook. I suppose it is a useful form of self-protection. I have seen many people (including myself!) get in trouble because of information provided on their accounts!
ReplyDeleteI hope this blog helps you feel more comfortable with online self-disclosure!