I made a mostly introspective post the other day about why I think I stay healthy (emphasis on the “I”) and what works for me when I’m sick. This (may have) triggered a post on geekgirl‘s site about how she’s sick of people harping on her for not taking medications when she’s sick.
Now I understand fully that not all things work for all people, and some are unable to take some medications due to their own health reasons. I am far from a medical professional, although I was following my own medical professional’s advice on what works in my world in anything I said. I’m also 99.9% positive that g.girl wasn’t lashing out directly at me. It’s just an issue that she feels strongly about as it obviously effects her in her daily life.
Kyn also made an interesting comment about whether or not things we say on our public blog (unless overtly scathing) should be taken personally by the people who read said blog.
Was geekgirl’s post a direct rebuttal to something she took offense to on my blog? Or was it simply that her creative juices were stimulated enough to engage in her own rant about illness/medication in her life? Or was it all a big coincidence?
What do you think?
I’ve had misunderstandings with people (hi Dev!) when I posted something on my site that was in relation to something that I’d spoken with about them. Almost always, it was creative juices being stimulated indirectly by whoever thought I was picking on them.
I am, in general, pushy & obnoxious enough that if I have a problem with someone, I’ll bloody well tell them — rather than writing anonymously on my website about them. 🙂
My bedroom smells like sausage.
and what’s this about pedicures?!
hmm i generally don’t lash out “at others” .. i lash out in general. well, when i lash, at least. which isn’t often. well, not frequent, anyhow. 🙂
The general ‘out there’ nature of blogs can be good and bad.
People can use them to lash out at others with the cover of it being generalized, and people can hide behind them, saying things to make other people feel bad in front of the universe.
I, personally think that taken with the grain of salt, most things on most peoples blogs are a direct result of something someone else has said… You just have to determine how much you care and or want to be affected by it.
And when are we going out for those pedicures?
my juices were flowing.
ew, that sounds dirty. 🙂
and yeah.. it does affect me. drives me CRAZY. when you’re sick, the entire world wants to tell you how to get better. “take advil!” “take tylenol!” “take neocitran!” “sleep lots!” “bundle up!” “keep your temperature down with a sponge bath!” “take hot showers!” “don’t take hot shower!” etc.
*rips eyes out*
but now i am better, and it took less time than my doc said it would, and all is well in my world. 🙂