Where Do People Go?

I've often wondered why people with depression or bipolar disorder don't keep blogs.  Yes, there are a LOT of blogs by people with depression or who have bipolar disorder, but they don't keep them.  Eventually the vast majority get abandoned.  I used to keep a blogroll of my favorite blogs about people's personal journeys through their mental illnesses, but I was constantly having to remove people because they would stop writing.In the beginning, I would really worry about it.  What happened to these people?  Were they okay?  I would send emails to the addresses they listed in their blogs and never received replies.  I was left wondering if they got bored with writing, if someone they knew found out about their blog, and of course the one that haunted me, if they took their own lives.  How would I ever know?  Something inspired them to write in the first place, they were feeling something so strongly that they had to get it out at that particular time - had it passed and they no longer needed the outlet?  Or...had they succumbed to their demons?Sometimes strange things will happen.  Someone in Mark's family will say a curious thing and will make me wonder if they have found my blog.  If they have, is it so personal that they would not tell me?  Or even Mark?  I think it's paranoia, I've had this for years and years now and no one has suspected anything, or at least told me they have.&nbs...

Source: bipolar.and.me - June 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs