Hugz Lorie

It seems to me that you have become discouraged by what others have posted (You have alluded to ‘cyber wars’) which then has dampened your joy in blogging.

When we feel joy, our body responds in a way that is good for us emotionally, mentally & physically. However, when we feel the negative emotions, our body also responds – in ways that harm us.

So, my question to you is: When you make a post, are you feeling stress? (Experiencing looping thoughts that may sound like, “oh no, what kind of reaction am I going to get?” or “gee, I hope I don’t get negative comments on this post?” or, or, or….)

If so, this means you are going through a stress response. Your job is to decide whether the joy you get from blogging is worth the risk/fear of the negative comments and also whether you need to re-visit how often or if at all you post.

There is also something called ‘overcare’ which means that we become burnt out from caring too much. Is it possible that you may be experiencing this?

I get those cyber attacks too. And I know it’s best to ignore them – after all, it’s usually the attacker who has the problem. But I must admit, I let them get to me too.

Re: Taking a break – I’ve done that a couple of times over the last 16 months, due to ill health etc. Both breaks were for 3 or 4 weeks. My traffic suffered a little, because I wasn’t writing anything – but it picked up again. And people came back.

I say – if you really feel like you need a break – take one. Your health is far more important than anything.